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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 does Merlyn's aunt tell Merlyn would be proud of him because of his work with the Council?

2. What important thing(s) do Donuil, Merlyn, and Athol discuss in Athol's tent.

3. How does the group first see Eire in Chapter 11?

4. What does the wild animal that interrupts the beginning of the cavalry show do first?

5. What is little Arthur heir to?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Merlyn come to realize that he was wrong in calling the Outlanders barbarians?

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

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

4. What does Connor tell Merlyn, when he is his captive, he is going to do with Merlyn and baby Arthur?

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

6. What does Merlyn tell the Council about his return in Chapter 4?

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

8. What does Merlyn tell his captors about how he came across the baby Arthur?

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

10. Why does Merlyn remove the ring from around baby Arthur's neck 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

Analyze at least 4 different ways the story of "The Saxon Shore" would change if the setting were in a major, modern, metropolitan area.

Essay Topic 3

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

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