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

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

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

4. What is Gwylam's hobby?
(a) Astrology.
(b) Cartography.
(c) Building fences.
(d) Birdwatching.

5. What mistake does Peter say he made he Jen?
(a) He talked to her when she was tired.
(b) He let his anger out.
(c) He didn't tell the truth.
(d) He said too much too soon.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dr. Rhys talk about at his dinner party?

2. What do the children do together while the storm rages?

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

4. What strange items do the children see in the river the day after Christmas?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Mr. Evans say that makes Jen uncomfortable?

3. What changes for Jen when she chooses to stay in Wales?

4. What does Peter confide in Becky, and why?

5. What does Peter see in his first vision?

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

7. What does the blind man tell Taliesin when he tells of Elphin on the ship?

8. What causes Peter to fall behind in school?

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

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

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