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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 1, what solidifies to Merlyn that he knows his captors?
(a) A dream.
(b) A scar he sees on one of the men's faces.
(c) His intuition.
(d) An image on the mast.

2. What does Donuil suggest he and Merlyn bring as gifts to his father back in Eire?
(a) Roses.
(b) Mead.
(c) Candles.
(d) Honey.

3. Why is Merlyn considering celibacy?
(a) Because he could never love someone as much as he loved his wife.
(b) So he can focus his energy on raising Arthur.
(c) So he can stop being so distracted by women.
(d) So he doesn't have to worry about a woman stealing his money.

4. What does Merlyn say to Ambrose when he asks, in Chapter 6, if the infantry and the cavalry every combine?
(a) That they are crucial for each other's success.
(b) That they cannot because it creates too many problems.
(c) That they made a promise to the Gods that they would never try it.
(d) That they traditionally have not.

5. Why does Merlyn get angry with Donuil when he goes hunting by himself in Chapter 10?
(a) All of these answers are correct.
(b) Because he could have gotten hurt.
(c) Because if he didn't come back, Merlyn couldn't get Arthur back.
(d) Because someone is following them and they could have been attacked.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Athol?

2. How does Merlyn spend the day after the day he talks to Lucanus about being celibate in Chapter 6?

3. How does Merlyn react to Lucanus's request that he visit the leper colony?

4. How many days after his stabbing does Merlyn finally leave for Eire?

5. How have the people of Eire taken care of Arthur during Merlyn's absence?

Short Essay Questions

1. What impression does Merlyn have of the leper colony after he leaves?

2. How do the men of Eire react to the size of the boar tusks that Dedalus shows them in Chapter 12?

3. What happens between Merlyn and Finn when they first meet?

4. What happens when a wild bear attacks the crowd just as Merlyn and his men are preparing for their cavalry display?

5. Why does Ambrose think that Merlyn knows about his relationship with Ludmilla?

6. What happens when Ironhair blocks Merlyn's way in Chapter 6?

7. What connection does Merlyn realize he has with his captors in Chapter 1?

8. What is surprising about Donuil's choice to stay in Camulod?

9. What does Merlyn imagine the leper colony to be like before he arrives?

10. Why does Merlyn remove the ring from around baby Arthur's neck in Chapter 1?

(see the answer keys)

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