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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does Dergyll know that Merlyn is telling the truth about Ironhair?
(a) He just has to take a chance because he can't tell one way or the other.
(b) He makes him drink a truth serum.
(c) He can see the truth in his face.
(d) He had a premonition about it.

3. What advice does Sheelagh give Donuil when the search party is unable to find the missing man?
(a) To just accept the fact that he is dead.
(b) To consider the fact that he was a spy who ran away.
(c) To listen to his intuition.
(d) To get back out there and try again.

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) Soldiers come and get it at predetermined places.
(c) He sends it off with specially trained birds.
(d) He sends birds off with messages about where others can find the kills.

5. What kind of weapons do Dergyll and his men have?
(a) Knives.
(b) Guns.
(c) Cannons.
(d) Bows and arrows.

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

7. 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 overwhelmed and impressed.
(c) They are angry they took such a long journey to such a boring place.
(d) They are underwhelmed and unimpressed.

8. What message does Merlyn give Dergyll when they first meet?
(a) That he has reinforcements on the way.
(b) That he is not there to fight but just wants his horses.
(c) That he is there only as a messenger for King Athol.
(d) That he will kill them all bare-handed, as he has done before.

9. What major factor enables Merlyn, Donuil, and Athol to successfully defend themselves from the surprise attack?
(a) Their horses.
(b) Brute force.
(c) Merlyn's sorcery.
(d) Excalibur.

10. How does Sheelagh know Donuil is okay when she sees him after their long absence from each other?
(a) She didn't but she had to take the chance.
(b) She had a prophetic dream.
(c) She just knew instinctively.
(d) They had prearranged signals.

11. Who tells Merlyn that some men attacked the leper colony?
(a) Lucanus.
(b) Sheelagh.
(c) Arthur.
(d) No one; he sees it in a dream.

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

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

14. 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?
(a) Arthur.
(b) Arthur's wet nurse.
(c) His aunt.
(d) Sheelagh.

15. Who challenges Merlyn to a shooting contest in Chapter 20?
(a) Ironhair.
(b) Sheelagh.
(c) Huw Armstong.
(d) Dedalus.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Sheelagh see Donuil after he has been gone during the Winter?

3. What does Merlyn think about in regard to Arthur as he heads home to Camulod from Eire?

4. What role did Twistback once play with a troupe of showman?

5. How many children do Amrbose and Ludmilla have?

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