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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 does Lucius Varo do for a living?

2. Where does Merlyn go to grieve his wife in Chapter 6?

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

4. What do Connor and Merlyn talk about when the first converse together?

5. What wild animal prevents the beginning of the calvary show for Athol?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What does King Athol do to Finn when he learns that he has been rude to Merlyn?

6. How does Merlyn first interpret his dream in which he is flying right before he and his men are supposed to leave for Eire?

7. Why does Ambrose decide to stay in Camulod in Chapter 6?

8. How does Merlyn come to realize this his cousin may not have killed his wife?

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

10. What does Merlyn come to realize his flying dream in Chapter 8 is actually about?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Analyze at least 3 literary techniques Whyte uses to make one character of your choosing from "The Saxon Shore" very likable OR very unlikable to the reader.

Essay Topic 3

Analyze at least 3 different literary techniques Whyte uses to create tension in "The Saxon Shore."

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