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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 do the men do with the wild animal that attacks them in Chapter 11?
2. Where does Ambrose tell Merlyn he plans to stay in Chapter 6?
3. What does the wild animal that interrupts the beginning of the cavalry show do first?
4. What does Merlyn say to Ambrose when he asks, in Chapter 6, if the infantry and the cavalry every combine?
5. How do Athol's friends view his leprosy?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Merlyn come to realize his flying dream in Chapter 8 is actually about?
2. Why is Ludmilla familiar to Merlyn when they meet in Chapter 3?
3. How does Merlyn first interpret his dream in which he is flying right before he and his men are supposed to leave for Eire?
4. Why does Ambrose decide to stay in Camulod in Chapter 6?
5. What do Merlyn and his men realize after they are attacked by, and then kill, the wild boar in Chapter 11?
6. What impression does Merlyn have of the leper colony after he leaves?
7. What does Merlyn believe that Arthur's destiny is?
8. What happens between Merlyn and Finn when they first meet?
9. How do the men of Eire react to the size of the boar tusks that Dedalus shows them in Chapter 12?
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
Discuss how Whyte portrays authority figures in "The Saxon Shore," making sure to use at least 3 specific examples from the text to support your thesis.
Essay Topic 2
Write a well-reasoned argument paper discussing how leprosy functions as its own unique character in "The Saxon Shore." Make sure to use direct evidence from the text to support your strong thesis statement.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss how the Prologue of "The Saxon Shore" 1) sets the tone for the rest of the novel and 2) introduces at least 3 key facts about Merlyn that are important throughout the rest of the text. Make sure to use direct quotations and evidence from the text to support your thesis.
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