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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 delays Merlyn's plans to seek justice for the attack in Chapter 21?
(a) Bad snow and other weather.
(b) Sheelagh's pregnancy.
(c) A dream his has.
(d) Arthur's illness.

2. Who is behind the surprise attack on Donuil, Merlyn, Athol, and their men in Chapter 16?
(a) Ironhair.
(b) No one ever really finds out.
(c) Finn.
(d) The Wild Ones.

3. Who wins the shooting competition in Chapter 20?
(a) Merlyn.
(b) Sheelagh.
(c) No one; everyone decides it's a tie.
(d) Huw.

4. What kind of feeling does Merlyn have as he and his people depart Eire?
(a) A sense of relief.
(b) A sense of foreboding.
(c) A sense of sadness.
(d) A sense of joy.

5. How long did Lucanus think Merlyn and his group would be gone to Eire?
(a) Six years.
(b) Six months.
(c) Six weeks.
(d) Six days.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What advice does Sheelagh give Donuil when the search party is unable to find the missing man?

3. What is Twistback's relationship with his daughter, Sheelagh, like?

4. In Chapter 17, where does Athol say he is going to move his people for the Winter?

5. Where do Sheelagh and Arthur's wet nurse stay when they reach Camulod with Merlyn?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

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

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

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

6. What is Liam Twistback best known for?

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

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

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

10. What does Sheelagh seem to know instinctively about her relationship with Donuil?

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