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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. What is Twistback's relationship with his daughter, Sheelagh, like?
(a) He is mad he never had a son and takes it out on her.
(b) He is very harsh on her.
(c) He can be very nice but also very mean to her.
(d) He dotes on her and enjoys spoiling her.

3. How long does Merlyn have to wait for help with Mordecai?
(a) Only a few hours.
(b) Only a few minutes.
(c) Just one night.
(d) One week.

4. During his hunting expedition, how does Merlyn make sure his kill is picked up?
(a) He puts up flags so he can find it later.
(b) He sends birds off with messages about where others can find the kills.
(c) Soldiers come and get it at predetermined places.
(d) He sends it off with specially trained birds.

5. How do Merlyn's troops feel about the attack on the leper colony?
(a) They don't really care one way or the other.
(b) They feel sad for them.
(c) They think it was a mercy killing.
(d) They are glad because now they don't have to protect them anymore.

6. In Chapter 17, where does Athol say he is going to move his people for the Winter?
(a) West.
(b) East.
(c) South.
(d) North.

7. Who comes to see Merlyn and his men off as they depart Eire?
(a) Only a few people.
(b) Only Sheelagh.
(c) A large crowd.
(d) No one; they leave under cover of night.

8. How do Merlyn and his men feel about returning to home soil?
(a) Guilty.
(b) Frustrated.
(c) Very, very happy.
(d) Conflicted.

9. What do the people from Eire think when they arrive with Merlyn back in Camulod?
(a) They think it's nice but not quite like home.
(b) They are angry they took such a long journey to such a boring place.
(c) They are overwhelmed and impressed.
(d) They are underwhelmed and unimpressed.

10. Where do Merlyn and his group stop on their way home to Camulod from Eire?
(a) The leper colony.
(b) Cambridge.
(c) The shire.
(d) Commingsdale.

11. What fills the evening Merlyn spends at Twistback's for dinner?
(a) Fine music.
(b) All of these answers are correct.
(c) Fine food.
(d) Fine wine.

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

13. Why is Merlyn not worried about all the blood on him after he tries to rescue Mordecai?
(a) Because it is just the blood from a rabbit he killed and ate.
(b) Because it is horseblood.
(c) Because he still feels fine.
(d) Because it is Mordecai's blood.

14. How many men do Merlyn and his men find hanging in Chapter 26?
(a) 14.
(b) 3.
(c) 30.
(d) 2.

15. Who is Dergyll?
(a) Merlyn's arch enemy.
(b) A new character without any connection to the other characters.
(c) Uther's cousin.
(d) A man claiming Arthur shouldn't be king.

Short Answer Questions

1. As he is falling asleep at the end of Chapter 20, what does Merlyn realize he just needs to think of in order to feel happy?

2. Who tells Merlyn to go on a hunt in Chapter 21?

3. When does the surprise attack come against Donuil, Merlyn, Athol, and their men in Chapter 16?

4. How does Aunt Luceiia react when she sees Arthur again in Chapter 19?

5. What causes Merlyn's horse to run away as he is trying to rescue Mordecai?

(see the answer keys)

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