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

2. Who is Dergyll?
(a) Merlyn's arch enemy.
(b) Uther's cousin.
(c) A man claiming Arthur shouldn't be king.
(d) A new character without any connection to the other characters.

3. What allows Merlyn to kill a very large number of deer in Chapter 20?
(a) His keen eyesight, which somehow improved lately.
(b) The new bow he got in Eire.
(c) Extremely good luck.
(d) Extremely bad weather.

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

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Sheelagh give Merlyn as she is preparing to leave him and go meet Donuil?

3. Who challenges Merlyn to a shooting contest in Chapter 20?

4. How long does Merlyn have to wait for help with Mordecai?

5. What does Merlyn report to Dergyll about Ironhair?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Merlyn react in Chapter 19 when he hears that the leper colony has been attacked?

2. What does Sheelagh tell Merlyn as she departs to go reunite with Donuil?

3. What does Merlyn find out about Ambrose's work when he returns to Camulod in Chapter 19?

4. What is particularly delightful about Arthur, as noted in Chapter 23?

5. How does Arthur's wet nurse react when Merlyn tells her that Arthur will be going to Camulod?

6. For what reasons does Sheelagh given Merlyn such a deep kiss as she leaves to reunite with Donuil?

7. What happens that leads Merlyn to suspect something is wrong as he and his group depart Eire?

8. In what situation does Merlyn find Mordecai after everyone goes out looking for him?

9. What does Merlyn realize in Chapter 20 as he is at the shooting range to meet his brother?

10. Why do Merlyn's friends make him go hunting before the festivities in Chapter 21?

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