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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Esca say he traded a black piglet for in Chapter 17?
(a) A cloak.
(b) A chicken.
(c) A loaf of bread.
(d) A horse.

2. What is the name of the Chieftan's brother in Chapter 14?
(a) Pilum.
(b) Typhon.
(c) Beppo.
(d) Liathan.

3. How are the Legionaries in Marcus's dream described in Chapter 12?
(a) Bearded.
(b) Horned.
(c) Faceless.
(d) Flaming.

4. Who do not dance at the Feast of the New Spears in Chapter 15?
(a) The men.
(b) The lords.
(c) The women.
(d) The warriors.

5. What bird do Marcus and Esca encounter in their escape in Chapter 18?
(a) A raven.
(b) A chicken.
(c) A dove.
(d) A starling.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long is the Wall that is described in Chapter 11?

2. Where does Marcus claim to be from when he is talking with the Chieftan's grandfather in Chapter 15?

3. What loch do Marcus and the others pass in Chapter 14?

4. What problem does the narrator describe Marcus treating frequently in Valentia in Chapter 12?

5. What are Marcus and Esca upset that they lost near the water in Chapter 16?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Marcus and Esca evade their pursuers in Chapter 17?

2. How do Marcus and Esca gain entrance to the gate of Borcovicus?

3. How is the ring described that Tradui displays in Chapter 15?

4. What does Liathan give to Esca in Chapter 19?

5. How does Tradui describe the eradication of the Ninth Legion in Chapter 15?

6. What did Guern do after abandoning the Ninth Legion?

7. What happened to the Legate of the Ninth Legion, according to Guern?

8. How is Hadrian's Wall described? Where is it located?

9. What ruse does Esca suggest in Chapter 16? How does Marcus respond?

10. How does Guern help Marcus and Esca in Chapter 18?

(see the answer keys)

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