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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do Sheelagh and Arthur's wet nurse stay when they reach Camulod with Merlyn?
(a) In a special hotel for unmarried women.
(b) With Aunt Luceia.
(c) In their own house they rent together.
(d) In Merlyn's castle.

2. Why does Merlyn decide to tell Sheelagh about Excalibur?
(a) He just thinks she would find the story interesting.
(b) He thinks she may have an important role with it some day.
(c) She walked in on him showing it to Arthur.
(d) He wants to impress her.

3. How long does the period of peace last after the incident with Dergyll?
(a) Five years.
(b) Five months.
(c) Five weeks.
(d) Five minutes -- if that.

4. How does Lucanus react when he sees Merlyn and his group have returned?
(a) He thinks they are ghosts.
(b) He is mad because the gift he was planning isn't ready yet.
(c) He is thrilled.
(d) He is both happy and sad, since now he has to share the spotlight.

5. How long were Merlyn and his group actually gone while they were in Eire?
(a) Six days.
(b) Six months.
(c) Six years.
(d) Six weeks.

6. What evidence do Merlyn and his men find by the hanging bodies in Chapter 26?
(a) Evidence of a set-up.
(b) Evidence of a trap.
(c) Evidence of their horses.
(d) Evidence that Donuil was behind it all.

7. How many children do Amrbose and Ludmilla have?
(a) Two sons.
(b) Two sons and two daughters.
(c) Two daughters.
(d) None; they don't want any children.

8. Who does Aunt Luceiia see in Arthur in Chapter 19?
(a) Her brother.
(b) Her husband.
(c) All of these answers are correct.
(d) Her grandson.

9. What illness does Merlyn get after the attack on Donuil and the men?
(a) Blood poisoning.
(b) Sun poisoning.
(c) Gun powder poisoning.
(d) Food poisoning.

10. Where are the arrows from that were used in the surprise attack on Camulod in Chapter 21?
(a) Cummingdale.
(b) Pendragon.
(c) Rome.
(d) Eire.

11. Who does Merlyn first tell about his prophetic dream, once he realizes its significance on the boat as he departs Eire?
(a) Athol..
(b) Lucanus.
(c) Sheelagh.
(d) Arthur.

12. What delays Merlyn's plans to seek justice for the attack in Chapter 21?
(a) A dream his has.
(b) Bad snow and other weather.
(c) Arthur's illness.
(d) Sheelagh's pregnancy.

13. How long do the searchers agree to spend searching for Mordecai?
(a) A few minutes.
(b) Two days.
(c) One entire day.
(d) Two hours.

14. Who wins the shooting competition in Chapter 20?
(a) Merlyn.
(b) No one; everyone decides it's a tie.
(c) Sheelagh.
(d) Huw.

15. How has Ironhair betrayed Dergyll?
(a) He told him a lot of lies and then took his money.
(b) He robbed him of some livestock.
(c) He seduced his wife.
(d) He claimed a link to Camulod.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do Merlyn and his men feel about returning to home soil?

2. What does Merlyn decide to leave behind as he heads to Twistback's home for dinner in Chapter 15?

3. Who challenges Merlyn to a shooting contest in Chapter 20?

4. Who ultimately decides that Arthur should go back to Camulod?

5. How do Merlyn's troops feel about the attack on the leper colony?

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