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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. Why is Merlyn able to communicate so quickly with his captors in Chapter 1?
2. Who is Mungo?
3. What does Lucanus tell Merlyn he should fear about the lepers?
4. How many days after his stabbing does Merlyn finally leave for Eire?
5. How old is Merlyn in the Prologue?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why is King Athol so amazed at the candles Merlyn and Donuil bring him?
2. How does Merlyn come to realize this his cousin may not have killed his wife?
3. What does Merlyn come to realize his flying dream in Chapter 8 is actually about?
4. What does Merlyn imagine the leper colony to be like before he arrives?
5. Why does Merlyn come to realize that he was wrong in calling the Outlanders barbarians?
6. What happens when a wild bear attacks the crowd just as Merlyn and his men are preparing for their cavalry display?
7. How does Merlyn first interpret his dream in which he is flying right before he and his men are supposed to leave for Eire?
8. Why does Merlyn remove the ring from around baby Arthur's neck in Chapter 1?
9. How do the men of Eire react to the size of the boar tusks that Dedalus shows them in Chapter 12?
10. What does Connor tell Merlyn, when he is his captive, he is going to do with Merlyn and baby Arthur?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe at least four negative aspects of having a protagonist as well-known (outside of the context of "The Saxon Shore") as Meryln. Make sure to use evidence from the novel to support your position.
Essay Topic 2
Choose at least one female character from "The Saxon Shore" and discuss at least 3 ways she goes against traditional gender stereotypes of someone like her.
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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