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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Alfrida react to the insistence that Ethelred go to the coronation?
(a) She hits Alfhere in the face with all her might.
(b) She breaks down and sobs.
(c) She runs away.
(d) She locks herself in her Bower.

2. Where is Rumon headed when he meets Merewyn?
(a) To see his grandmother.
(b) Home.
(c) To the monks.
(d) To Court.

3. Why does Alfrida not want Ethelred to attend Edward's coronation?
(a) Because she believes it would be an insult to Edward.
(b) Because she believes Ethelred should be King.
(c) Because she has been snubbed.
(d) Because Ethelred is angry at his brother.

4. How long ago did the King dispatch Earl Athelwald of East Anglia?
(a) 1 year ago.
(b) 9 years earlier.
(c) 1 week ago.
(d) 6 months ago.

5. What did Dunstan attempt to do?
(a) Bring the masses to a Christian life.
(b) Care for plague victims.
(c) Marry Merewyn.
(d) Lead the Viking raids.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Rumon react to the appearance of the Queen?

2. Why does Queen Alfrida lose her status at Court?

3. In what year does the story begin?

4. What did the monks do when the Vikings attacked?

5. What does the Prior tell Rumon about Merewyn?

(see the answer key)

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