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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Dergyll and Merlyn discuss as Chapter 26 comes to a close?
(a) How to find wives.
(b) That Dergyll should come to Camuld more often.
(c) Renewing their alliance with each other.
(d) The best way to breed horses.

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

3. 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) They had prearranged signals.
(c) She had a prophetic dream.
(d) She just knew instinctively.

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

5. What does Merlyn report to Dergyll about Ironhair?
(a) That they are lovers.
(b) That they are brothers.
(c) That he has taken a blood oath to protect him.
(d) That the man tried to kill him.

6. Where does Merlyn go in Chapter 9 to stop himself from thinking about and lusting after Sheelagh?
(a) A large clearing.
(b) His favorite tavern.
(c) A cool pond.
(d) A field where he can hunt easily.

7. What causes Merlyn's horse to run away as he is trying to rescue Mordecai?
(a) Thunder and lightning.
(b) A gunshot.
(c) A spirit.
(d) Merlyn's angry yelling and cursing.

8. What does Merlyn decide to leave behind as he heads to Twistback's home for dinner in Chapter 15?
(a) Arthur; he doesn't want him getting hurt.
(b) His most sacred jewelry; he is afraid of being robbed.
(c) A note saying where he is.
(d) His armor and weaponry.

9. What had happened to the man who went missing from Eire in Chapter 16?
(a) He was found tied up in the woods.
(b) He tried to kill a bear but wasn't strong enough.
(c) He was injured riding his horse.
(d) He was actually out for a fling with his girlfriend.

10. What is the situation like as Merlyn and Dergyll face each other at first in Chapter 26?
(a) Very tense.
(b) Slow.
(c) Jovial.
(d) Boring.

11. Who ultimately decides that Arthur should go back to Camulod?
(a) Sheelagh.
(b) Merlyn.
(c) Donuil.
(d) Athol.

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

13. How does Merlyn feel as he heads to Liam Twistback's home for dinner?
(a) Very defensive; he is worried Twistback might try to kill him.
(b) Nervous about seeing Sheelagh again.
(c) Easy and relaxed.
(d) Unsure of what to expect.

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

15. What does Sheelagh give Merlyn as she is preparing to leave him and go meet Donuil?
(a) A deep kiss.
(b) A picture of herself.
(c) A flower.
(d) Her ring.

Short Answer Questions

1. What allows Merlyn to kill a very large number of deer in Chapter 20?

2. Who does Aunt Luceiia see in Arthur in Chapter 19?

3. What do the people from Eire think when they arrive with Merlyn back in Camulod?

4. In Chapter 17, where does Athol say he is going to move his people for the Winter?

5. How long did Lucanus think Merlyn and his group would be gone to Eire?

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