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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. For what instrument was the key used?
(a) A harp.
(b) A guitar.
(c) A piano.
(d) A lute.

2. Who keeps the family merry during Christmas?
(a) Peter.
(b) David.
(c) Becky.
(d) Jen.

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

4. Why does Jen not like Mrs. Davies when they first meet?
(a) She speaks ill of her mother.
(b) She doesn't allow sweets.
(c) She talks on the phone all day.
(d) She expects Jen to help.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Dr. Rhys first seen in the book?

2. Whom is Jen most worried about when she chooses to stay in Wales?

3. What does Peter think is buried beneath the land behind his house?

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

5. What does Jen like to do with Becky during her visit?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Taliesin promise the king before the war?

2. What does Peter see in his first vision?

3. What does Taliesin do during battles and why?

4. What does Becky tell Jen about Peter?

5. What does Peter think about during the carol concert?

6. What is strange about the place where the group takes shelter on their second hike with Jen?

7. What does Peter yell at his father about on Christmas Eve?

8. After being put in a panic by Peter, what wakes the family up during the night?

9. What angers Rhian when she runs to find the men in the woods?

10. Why is Peter jealous of Jen at the beginning of the book?

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