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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. When does Merlyn tell Ambrose that Arthur could become High King?
(a) When they are examining Excalibur.
(b) When they are deep in the woods, where no one can hear.
(c) All of these answers are correct.
(d) When they are both drunk, which was a mistake.

2. What do the men do with the wild animal that attacks them in Chapter 11?
(a) Prepare a feast with it.
(b) Kill it out of mercy and then leave it for the other animals.
(c) Shoot it so it is injured and will die, but then move on.
(d) Catch it so they can sell it to the circus.

3. What warning does Merlyn give Ironhair after their confrontation in Chapter 6?
(a) That he will one day seek revenge for these actions.
(b) This is a trick question; there is no such confrontation in Chapter 6.
(c) That he will spend the rest of his life in jail for what he did.
(d) Not to challenge him in the future.

4. What does Merlyn feel when he gives Ambrose and Ludmilla his blessing over their relationship?
(a) Anger.
(b) Jealousy.
(c) Joy.
(d) Annoyance.

5. How have the people of Eire taken care of Arthur during Merlyn's absence?
(a) Very badly.
(b) Some have been really nice but most have been pretty mean.
(c) They have only done the minimum required to keep him alive.
(d) Very well.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Merlyn get angry with Donuil when he goes hunting by himself in Chapter 10?

2. What town does Merlyn consider home?

3. Who is Lucanus?

4. Who is Mungo?

5. During the conversation about Merlyn possibly being a sorcerer in Chapter 9, what does Merlyn admit to Ambrose?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Merlyn come to realize this his cousin may not have killed his wife?

2. What is the history of Excalibur as described in Chapter 4?

3. What does Merlyn tell his captors about how he came across the baby Arthur?

4. Why is King Athol so amazed at the candles Merlyn and Donuil bring him?

5. When Merlyn and his men arrive in Eire, how do they decide to proceed north?

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

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

8. What does King Athol do to Finn when he learns that he has been rude to Merlyn?

9. What prevents Merlyn from realizing that he is not, in fact, alone when he goes to visit a secret vale in Chapter 6?

10. What is problematic about Merlyn's decision to bring horses as a gift to Donuil's father?

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