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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What strange items do the children see in the river the day after Christmas?
(a) Boats.
(b) Tufts of fur.
(c) Strange fish.
(d) Ribbons.

2. Who does Peter think is responsible for the fishing weir?
(a) Aneirin.
(b) Mr. Evans.
(c) Taliesin.
(d) Gylam.

3. Who is Maelgwn?
(a) Taliesin's cousin.
(b) Talieson's mentor.
(c) Taliesin's son.
(d) Taliesin's enemy.

4. Why doesn't Jen live with her family at the beginning of the book?
(a) All of these.
(b) She was finishing school.
(c) Her mother died.
(d) Her father moved.

5. What does Dr. Rhys talk about at his dinner party?
(a) Bards.
(b) The ancient flood.
(c) The university.
(d) Welsh history.

6. Dr. Rhys says Taliesin is __________.
(a) A bard.
(b) A story teller.
(c) A wizard.
(d) A prince.

7. Where does Jen ask about staying in Wales?
(a) The airplane.
(b) The grocery store.
(c) Her bedroom.
(d) Her father's office.

8. What does Becky insist on purchasing for Christmas?
(a) A star.
(b) A Christmas tree.
(c) Supplies to make cookies.
(d) Greenery.

9. What does Dr. Rhys offer to lend Peter at his dinner party?
(a) An instrument.
(b) A map.
(c) A book.
(d) Some pictures.

10. What does Jen often forget to buy?
(a) Flour.
(b) Toothpaste.
(c) Eggs.
(d) Milk.

11. What do the children do together while the storm rages?
(a) Pop corn kernels.
(b) Write letters.
(c) Do their homework.
(d) Play cards.

12. What awakens the family at night after Peter is late for dinner?
(a) Wind howling.
(b) Dripping roofs.
(c) Fire in the sky.
(d) Thunder.

13. How was Welsh history passed down?
(a) Through poems.
(b) Through writings.
(c) Through paintings.
(d) Through songs.

14. The coracle is made of __________.
(a) Twine.
(b) Wood.
(c) Leather.
(d) Metal.

15. Why does Rhian spend the night with Becky?
(a) Jen wants to get to know her.
(b) Her father gets sick.
(c) She wants to have a party.
(d) The storm is too strong.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Peter react to his panicked family when he is late for dinner?

2. What mistake does Peter say he made he Jen?

3. Where does Jen live at the beginning of the book?

4. What does the key tell Peter is coming?

5. What does Jen say she can help with if she stays in Wales?

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