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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 3, The Saxon Shore: Chapters 19-23.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Merlyn and his competitor shoot at during the shooting contest in Chapter 20?
(a) A small brooch planted in a haystack.
(b) An apple on a fence.
(c) A rose on a rose bush.
(d) A bird in a tree.

2. Who wins the shooting competition in Chapter 20?
(a) Merlyn.
(b) Sheelagh.
(c) Huw.
(d) No one; everyone decides it's a tie.

3. What kind of description does Athol want from Merlyn in the beginning of Chapter 14?
(a) A description of the lands between Camulod and Glevum.
(b) A description of the future as Merlyn sees it in his dreams.
(c) A description of how horrible the leper colony was.
(d) A description of the kind of woman his daughter had become.

4. When was "The Saxon Shore" originally published?
(a) 1998.
(b) 1948.
(c) 1888.
(d) 1788.

5. What does Donuil suggest he and Merlyn bring as gifts to his father back in Eire?
(a) Mead.
(b) Candles.
(c) Honey.
(d) Roses.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does the surprise attack come against Donuil, Merlyn, Athol, and their men in Chapter 16?

2. How does Athol feel when Donuil returns to Eire?

3. Who is Donuil?

4. Who is Athol's daughter?

5. Why is Sheelagh hesitant to share that she has prophetic dreams?

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