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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. Who is Ambrose?
2. What does Merlyn do when he finds Uther's body?
3. What is the name of Connor's sister?
4. What town does Merlyn consider home?
5. How does the group first see Eire in Chapter 11?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Merlyn imagine the leper colony to be like before he arrives?
2. How does Merlyn first interpret his dream in which he is flying right before he and his men are supposed to leave for Eire?
3. What does Merlyn believe that Arthur's destiny is?
4. Why does Merlyn come to realize that he was wrong in calling the Outlanders barbarians?
5. What impression does Merlyn have of the leper colony after he leaves?
6. What is problematic about Merlyn's decision to bring horses as a gift to Donuil's father?
7. Why does Ambrose decide to stay in Camulod in Chapter 6?
8. When Merlyn and his men arrive in Eire, how do they decide to proceed north?
9. What happens between Merlyn and Finn when they first meet?
10. What do Merlyn and his men realize after they are attacked by, and then kill, the wild boar in Chapter 11?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss 1) at least 3 ways the novel would change if it were written from the perspective of Arthur as well as 2) at least 3 literary devices Whyte could use while writing from this new and different perspective.
Essay Topic 2
Discuss at least 3 challenges an author, like Whyte, faces when writing a story that takes place so long ago in history. Make sure to use at least 3 examples from "The Saxon Shore" to support your position.
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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