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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why are Merlyn and his men nervous about the planned cavalry display for Athol and his men?
(a) Their horses are hungry and not acting right.
(b) They don't have their usual amount of horses and riders.
(c) They don't want to seem as showing off too much.
(d) The horses spook easily in the new land.

2. Who does Merlyn think killed Uther?
(a) A long-lost enemy who came back for revenge.
(b) An unknown soldier on the battlefield.
(c) Derek of Ravenglass.
(d) Malfoy of Slytherin.

3. Why are Merlyn and his men putting on a cavalry display for Athol and his men?
(a) They are trying to show off how powerful they are.
(b) They are trying to build friendship and this is how they do it.
(c) They requested one.
(d) They are required to do so by law.

4. What does Ambrose tell Merlyn his men fight like?
(a) Women.
(b) Dragons.
(c) Saxons.
(d) Barbarians.

5. What does baby Arthur wear around his neck that Merlyn removes in Chapter 1?
(a) A necklace with a key.
(b) A golden signet ring.
(c) A piece of lace from his mother, the queen.
(d) A tooth from a boar his uncle killed.

6. For whom do Merlyn and Ambrose plan an elaborate funeral in Chapter 8?
(a) Arthur's wet nurse.
(b) Popilius.
(c) Merlyn's aunt.
(d) Donuil.

7. When Ironhair and Merlyn have a confrontation in Chapter 6, who wins?
(a) No one; it is a draw.
(b) Ironhair.
(c) This is a trick question; there is no confrontation.
(d) Merlyn.

8. What is the name of Connor's sister?
(a) Yvonne.
(b) Ygraine.
(c) Yehova.
(d) Joanne.

9. What warning does Merlyn give Ironhair after their confrontation in Chapter 6?
(a) This is a trick question; there is no such confrontation in Chapter 6.
(b) That he will one day seek revenge for these actions.
(c) Not to challenge him in the future.
(d) That he will spend the rest of his life in jail for what he did.

10. How have the people of Eire taken care of Arthur during Merlyn's absence?
(a) They have only done the minimum required to keep him alive.
(b) Very badly.
(c) Some have been really nice but most have been pretty mean.
(d) Very well.

11. What is little Arthur heir to?
(a) All of these answers are correct.
(b) Cornwall.
(c) Camulod.
(d) Pendragon.

12. How does Athol feel when Donuil returns to Eire?
(a) Jealous.
(b) Very happy.
(c) Enraged.
(d) Betrayed.

13. Which two people in Eire does Merlyn have an instant aversion to?
(a) Athol and his wife.
(b) Arthur's nanny and tutor.
(c) Mungo and Finn.
(d) Two nameless servants.

14. What does Peter Ironhair do for a living?
(a) He's a farmer.
(b) He's a lawyer.
(c) He's some kind of banker.
(d) He's an ironsmith.

15. What wild animal attacks the group in Chapter 11?
(a) A ferocious cougar of some kind.
(b) An unruly alligator.
(c) An enraged boar.
(d) An injured bear.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of description does Athol want from Merlyn in the beginning of Chapter 14?

2. How does Ambrose react to the beauty and power of Camulod?

3. What does the wild animal that interrupts the beginning of the cavalry show do first?

4. Why does Merlyn often try to avoid his dreams?

5. What prevents the men from traveling around Eire as they had hoped?

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