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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 do people come to think of Arthur as he gets older?
(a) That he is very shy and needs to be a little friendlier.
(b) That he is super smart but not very nice.
(c) That he is growing up to be spoiled.
(d) Nearly everyone finds him delightful.

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

3. Who tells Merlyn to go on a hunt in Chapter 21?
(a) Arthur.
(b) His wife.
(c) Sheelagh.
(d) His friends.

4. Who tells Merlyn that some men attacked the leper colony?
(a) Arthur.
(b) Lucanus.
(c) Sheelagh.
(d) No one; he sees it in a dream.

5. How does Dergyll know that Merlyn is telling the truth about Ironhair?
(a) He had a premonition about it.
(b) He can see the truth in his face.
(c) He makes him drink a truth serum.
(d) He just has to take a chance because he can't tell one way or the other.

Short Answer Questions

1. How has Ironhair betrayed Dergyll?

2. What message does Dergyll give Merlyn when they first meet?

3. Why doesn't Merlyn tell Donuil about his realization of the meaning behind his prophetic dream as he and his men leave Eire?

4. What do the people from Eire think when they arrive with Merlyn back in Camulod?

5. What surprise do Merlyn and his group encounter when they first return to home soil in Chapter 19?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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