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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. As he is falling asleep at the end of Chapter 20, what does Merlyn realize he just needs to think of in order to feel happy?
2. What allows Merlyn to kill a very large number of deer in Chapter 20?
3. What role did Twistback once play with a troupe of showman?
4. What kind of weapons do Dergyll and his men have?
5. How does Lucanus react when he sees Merlyn and his group have returned?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happens that leads Merlyn to suspect something is wrong as he and his group depart Eire?
2. What do Merlyn and the men of Eire do to prepare themselves for the attack that they suspect is coming after one of their men disappears into the woods?
3. What advice does Ambrose give Merlyn in Chapter 20 when Merlyn mentions that he'd like to travel to Cambria?
4. What does Sheelagh tell Merlyn as she departs to go reunite with Donuil?
5. What does Merlyn come to realize as he continues on his search for the horses after the death of Mordecai?
6. What does Sheelagh seem to know instinctively about her relationship with Donuil?
7. What does Sheelagh tell Merlyn about the feasts her father hosts?
8. What misunderstanding do Dergyll and Merlyn realize has happened between them?
9. What does Merlyn find out about Ambrose's work when he returns to Camulod in Chapter 19?
10. Why do Merlyn's friends make him go hunting before the festivities in Chapter 21?
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
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.
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