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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Peter find the golden object?
(a) In the house.
(b) In the bog.
(c) In his school.
(d) In the church.

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

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

4. How does Peter know visions are about to happen?
(a) The key gets hot.
(b) He hears strange singing.
(c) The light changes.
(d) He hears the key hum.

5. What chore does Jen often forget about?
(a) Scrubbing the floor.
(b) Dish washing.
(c) Laundry.
(d) Cooking dinner.

6. What disappoints Jen about her father at the beginning of the book?
(a) He is still crying often.
(b) He spends little time with his family.
(c) He has not unpacked.
(d) He is not wearing clean clothes.

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

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

9. Where is Dr. Rhys first seen in the book?
(a) A restaurant.
(b) The university.
(c) A gift shop.
(d) The market place.

10. How does Peter realize what his key is for?
(a) He sees a harpist at the concert use it.
(b) Dr. Rhys tells him.
(c) Taliesin uses it in a vision.
(d) He sees a picture of it.

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

12. What does Jen like to do with Becky during her visit?
(a) Talk about their mother.
(b) Color and read.
(c) Walk around outside.
(d) Decorate the house.

13. What is the occupation of Jen's father?
(a) Novelist.
(b) College professor.
(c) Editor.
(d) Researcher.

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

15. What does Dr. Rhys like to study?
(a) Atrology.
(b) Mythology.
(c) Biology.
(d) Criminology.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Peter while he is confronted about the coracle?

2. Why does Jen not like Mrs. Davies when they first meet?

3. The fishing weir is made of _____________.

4. How does Peter feel while Dr. Rhys talks at his dinner party?

5. What kind of people does Rhian's father talk about?

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