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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. Who commands the fort's one squadron of Dacian Horse, according to the narrator in Chapter 2?
(a) Typhon.
(b) Centurion Pilus Prior.
(c) Drusillus.
(d) Lutorius.

2. Who is the master of the circus slaves that Marcus goes to see in Chapter 6?
(a) Procyon.
(b) Lucius.
(c) Beppo.
(d) Herpinius.

3. What is the age difference between Uncle Aquila and Marcus's father?
(a) 15 years.
(b) 10 years.
(c) 12 years.
(d) 20 years.

4. What was Cottia's father doing when he was killed?
(a) Battling the Celts.
(b) Sailing a ship.
(c) Breaking a horse.
(d) Hunting boar.

5. When does the narrator say is always the time to look for trouble in Chapter 2?
(a) A bad harvest.
(b) A sun festival.
(c) A good harvest.
(d) A long rain.

Short Answer Questions

1. What shocks Placidus about Marcus in Chapter 9?

2. For how long does Esca say he has been a slave in Chapter 6?

3. How is Cub's collar described?

4. What is engraved on the gold bracelet that is bestowed to Marcus in Chapter 5 (56)?

5. What is the name of the family dog that Marcus describes at his family's farm in Chapter 8?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Placidus suggest as a reason for the disappearance of the Ninth Legion?

2. How is Marcus's surgery described in Chapter 8?

3. Why does Marcus release Cub in the wild?

4. Where has Marcus been assigned in Chapter 2? How many men does he command?

5. How did Tribune Placidus insult Esca at the hunt in Chapter 6?

6. What bet with Cradoc does Marcus propose in Chapter 2?

7. What happens when the chariots attack in Chapter 3?

8. What two stories inspired the author to write The Eagle of the Ninth, according to her Prologue?

9. Who is brought in to examine Marcus's leg in Chapter 8? Why?

10. What does the rose in the wine jar symbolize?

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