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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 illness does Merlyn get after the attack on Donuil and the men?
(a) Blood poisoning.
(b) Food poisoning.
(c) Gun powder poisoning.
(d) Sun poisoning.

2. When does the surprise attack come against Donuil, Merlyn, Athol, and their men in Chapter 16?
(a) In the middle of a town funeral.
(b) At dawn.
(c) In the middle of a town wedding.
(d) At sunset.

3. Who does Merlyn first tell about his prophetic dream, once he realizes its significance on the boat as he departs Eire?
(a) Lucanus.
(b) Athol..
(c) Arthur.
(d) Sheelagh.

4. What role did Twistback once play with a troupe of showman?
(a) Hunchback.
(b) Lion tamer.
(c) Juggler.
(d) Ringmaster.

5. Where does Merlyn go in Chapter 9 to stop himself from thinking about and lusting after Sheelagh?
(a) A cool pond.
(b) A field where he can hunt easily.
(c) A large clearing.
(d) His favorite tavern.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sheelagh remind Merlyn of?

2. What does Merlyn think about in regard to Arthur as he heads home to Camulod from Eire?

3. Who ultimately decides that Arthur should go back to Camulod?

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

5. What does Merlyn think about Donuil's connection with Sheelagh?

Short Essay Questions

1. What advice does Ambrose give Merlyn in Chapter 20 when Merlyn mentions that he'd like to travel to Cambria?

2. How does Sheelagh first react when she thinks Merlyn is accusing her of having dreams that come true?

3. What does Merlyn come to realize as he continues on his search for the horses after the death of Mordecai?

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

5. What misunderstanding do Dergyll and Merlyn realize has happened between them?

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

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

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

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

10. What do Merlyn and the men of Eire do to prepare themselves for the attack that they suspect is coming after one of their men disappears into the woods?

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