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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. How do Merlyn and his men feel about returning to home soil?
(a) Guilty.
(b) Very, very happy.
(c) Conflicted.
(d) Frustrated.

2. 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) The best way to breed horses.
(d) Renewing their alliance with each other.

3. How does Lucanus react when he sees Merlyn and his group have returned?
(a) He thinks they are ghosts.
(b) He is thrilled.
(c) He is both happy and sad, since now he has to share the spotlight.
(d) He is mad because the gift he was planning isn't ready yet.

4. What fills the evening Merlyn spends at Twistback's for dinner?
(a) All of these answers are correct.
(b) Fine music.
(c) Fine wine.
(d) Fine food.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How long were Merlyn and his group actually gone while they were in Eire?

2. Why is Merlyn not worried about all the blood on him after he tries to rescue Mordecai?

3. What does Sheelagh remind Merlyn of?

4. How does Sheelagh know Donuil is okay when she sees him after their long absence from each other?

5. What illness does Merlyn get after the attack on Donuil and the men?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Sheelagh tell Merlyn about the feasts her father hosts?

3. What do Merlyn and his group realize about the armed men they see early in Chapter 19, right after they land on familiar soil?

4. What ends up happening with Sheelagh and Donuil in Chapter 23?

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

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

7. What does Huw tell Merlyn about Cambria in Chapter 20?

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

9. What is Liam Twistback best known for?

10. Why does Ambrose think that the snow storm in Chapter 22 might be a blessing in disguise?

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