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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is little Arthur heir to?

2. Who does Merlyn suspect is behind his stabbing?

3. Who is Athol's daughter?

4. What does Peter Ironhair do for a living?

5. What does Merlyn suspect Uther of doing?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is King Athol so amazed at the candles Merlyn and Donuil bring him?

2. Why does Merlyn remove the ring from around baby Arthur's neck in Chapter 1?

3. What do Merlyn and his men realize after they are attacked by, and then kill, the wild boar in Chapter 11?

4. What does Merlyn imagine the leper colony to be like before he arrives?

5. What happens when a wild bear attacks the crowd just as Merlyn and his men are preparing for their cavalry display?

6. When Merlyn and his men arrive in Eire, how do they decide to proceed north?

7. Why does Ambrose think that Merlyn knows about his relationship with Ludmilla?

8. Why is Ludmilla familiar to Merlyn when they meet in Chapter 3?

9. What is problematic about Merlyn's decision to bring horses as a gift to Donuil's father?

10. What connection does Merlyn realize he has with his captors in Chapter 1?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe at least 3 things that Whyte is able to do with the character of Merlyn because he is a man AND at least 3 things he is *not* able to do with him because he is a man.

Essay Topic 2

Describe at least 4 features of Ironhair and how those features fulfill the traditional, literary requirements of a villain.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss at least 3 literary devices that Whyte uses to help the reader better understand at least one character of your choosing. Use direct quotations and/or examples from the text to support your position.

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