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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 Jen want to talk to Dr. Rhys about?
(a) Bad grades.
(b) Graduation.
(c) The key.
(d) Mythology.

2. Whom does Jen want to come with her when she talks to Dr. Rhys?
(a) Peter.
(b) Rhian.
(c) Becky.
(d) David.

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

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

5. Who helps the children during the storm?
(a) Gwilym.
(b) Mrs. Davies.
(c) Rhian.
(d) Hugh.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rhian's father do for a living?

2. Who keeps the family merry during Christmas?

3. What does David make for Jen to help her keep up with her schoolwork?

4. The fishing weir is made of _____________.

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Jen want to take Becky to see Dr. Rhys?

2. What does Becky pester Jen about during the Christmas preparations?

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

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

5. What does Jen say about the person that Peter thinks is Taliesin?

6. What causes Peter to fall behind in school?

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

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

9. What does Peter do that causes his family to panic?

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

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