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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. Why does Rumon leave Alfrida's castle at noon and return to his own lodgings?
(a) To don his best clothes in anticipation of his betrothal announcement to the King.
(b) To nap before the big party.
(c) To reflect upon his good fortune.
(d) To pack his things for his trip to Ireland.

2. What does Breaca of Uther tell Rumon about the monks?
(a) That they are useless.
(b) That she is in love with one of the friars.
(c) That her son lives with them.
(d) That they are the holiest of men.

3. Who does Rumon see Alfrida give a cup to?
(a) Merewyn.
(b) Edward.
(c) Ethelred.
(d) Dunstan.

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

5. The novel follows the history of England's raids by whom?
(a) The Celts.
(b) The Vikings.
(c) The Normans.
(d) The Saxons.

Short Answer Questions

1. What news does Gunnar bear?

2. How long did Rumon stay at Glastonbury Abbey?

3. How does Rumon differentiate the Prior from the other monks?

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

5. What kind of story is "Avalon?"

Short Essay Questions

1. When Bishop Ethelwold visited Abbess Merwinna, what did he say happened to Alfhere?

2. How does Edward describe his love, Elgifu?

3. Detail Rumon's vision at Tre-Uther.

4. Why did Alfrida consent to marry Rumon when he asked her again the day after Christmas?

5. What did the monastery behind the small church that is dedicated to St. Petroc look like when Rumon saw it for the first time?

6. What kind of person is Earl Alfhere, Lord of all Mercia, when he is introduced in Chapter 3? What does he look like?

7. How does Queen Alfrida look when she arrives in the Great Hall to meet Merewyn and Rumon?

8. How does Dunstan describe the scene that he came upon that led him to take Rumon to Glastonbury Abbey two weeks after the coronation?

9. Describe Rumon's appearance when he first meets Merewyn.

10. Describe Brother Finian.

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