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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. What does Merlyn do when he finds Uther's body?
(a) Makes a funeral pyre for him.
(b) Looks for jewelry he can sell for food.
(c) Buries it.
(d) Steals the clothes.

2. How does Merlyn's aunt react when she sees him in Chapter 4?
(a) She is very angry.
(b) She simply doesn't believe it, since she thought he was dead.
(c) All of these answers are correct.
(d) She is very happy.

3. What does Merlyn tell Ambrose about his ascent to power in Chapter 7?
(a) That he is King now even though he doesn't want it.
(b) That he will be second-in-command as soon as he is ready.
(c) That he must cede the thrown to Arthur.
(d) That it is time to move from a monarchy to a democracy.

4. How does Athol react to the gifts Merlyn and Donuil bring?
(a) He doesn't really understand them, actually.
(b) He is amazed.
(c) He is furious because he sees them as godly.
(d) He is so humbled by them, he weeps.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is little Arthur heir to?

2. Who is Athol?

3. Who is Lucanus?

4. What kind of romantic relationships make Merlyn uncomfortable in the beginning of "The Saxon Shore"?

5. Who is Popilius?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Merlyn believe that Arthur's destiny is?

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

4. What is Merlyn's main mission as described in the Prologue in "The Saxon Shore"?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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