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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 takes Merlin by surprise after he calls out for the holy man?
2. What is the name of Arthur's adopted brother?
3. What does Merlin injure when he falls from his horse on a sunny day?
4. What is the name of the chamberlain who tells Merlin about the king's condition?
5. How many days does it take for Merlin to find a formula that may help Uther's injury?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Ralf tell Merlin about the riders who attacked him on his way to Merlin's to deliver a letter?
2. Why does Merlin hide himself away in his cave for three months after returning to Bryn Myrddin?
3. How does Merlin come to know the Old Ones in the forest?
4. What saves Merlin and company while they are traveling through the Perilous Forest? How? Does the author lead the reader to believe that this is an ordinary occurrence?
5. The spring after Arthur's twelfth birthday brings the rumblings of war to England. What happens?
6. How does Arthur finally meet Merlin? How does Merlin recognize the boy?
7. Why does Merlin spend so much time traveling all over Europe? Where does he go? How long is he gone?
8. Why does Merlin seek out the holy man in the forest chapel?
9. What parts of Arthur's upbringing do Merlin and Uther agree on? What parts do they not agree on? What is Merlin's solution to the problem?
10. What dream does Merlin have while traveling to the glass blower's hut in the forest? What is its significance?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Why does Merlin have difficulty reconciling the visions he has of Arthur with Macsen's sword? He knows that the sword will be Arthur's, so why is there a problem?
Essay Topic 2
Merlin picks and chooses when to reveal his true identity while Arthur is growing up. What does he gain with each approach? Give specific examples of each.
Essay Topic 3
Putting aside the more magical aspects of Arthur's trip to the throne, there are a lot of politics at work within this story. Create a summary of those politics. Name the players and what they stand to gain or lose.
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