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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does Merewyn leave home?
(a) To visit her sister at the convent.
(b) To be married.
(c) To go to the King's Court.
(d) She is making a pilgrimage to St. Gundred's Well at Roche.

3. Why was Rumon sent to Glastonbury Abbey?
(a) He had a vision that told him he had to go there.
(b) He had to deliver a message for the King.
(c) He had to escape the romantic advances of Queen Alfrida.
(d) He was discovered locked in an embrace with Queen Alfrida.

4. What do those whom the King has summoned find when they arrive at Court?
(a) That the King is dying.
(b) That the King is getting married.
(c) That the King has had just had a male heir.
(d) That the castle was being attacked by Vikings.

5. How old was King Edgar?
(a) 59.
(b) 31.
(c) 23.
(d) 40.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to Breaca's family during the Viking attack?

2. The novel follows the history of England's raids by whom?

3. Who are the two main characters?

4. With whom does Dunstan suggest that Rumon marry and have children?

5. Why do Rumon and Merewyn suspect that Merewyn's mother is dead?

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