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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 is the purpose of the red coral bead that is adorned about the neck of the baby in Chapter 13?
(a) To bring the family wealth.
(b) To ensure a good suitor.
(c) To grant hospitality.
(d) To ward off the Evil Eye.

2. How long ago does Guern say it was when the men of the Legion carried out the Procurator's order to dispossess the Queen of the Iceni?
(a) 60 years ago.
(b) 20 years ago.
(c) 200 years ago.
(d) 10 years ago.

3. What is Guern doing as he whistles in Chapter 17?
(a) Plowing his farm.
(b) Picking berries.
(c) Leading a cow.
(d) Building a fort.

4. What does Esca replace his and Marcus's horses with in Chapter 17?
(a) Sled dogs.
(b) A donkey.
(c) Ponies.
(d) A chariot.

5. What is the name of the Chieftan's brother in Chapter 14?
(a) Pilum.
(b) Liathan.
(c) Typhon.
(d) Beppo.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who do not dance at the Feast of the New Spears in Chapter 15?

2. Where does Marcus claim to be from when he is talking with the Chieftan's grandfather in Chapter 15?

3. Esca tells Marcus that he told the man who bought their horses that they were sired from whose stables?

4. What did Rufrius Galarius provide for Marcus when he set out on his mission in the North?

5. What kind of cap does Marcus wear in disguise in Chapter 11?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the significance of the bronze ring-brooch in the novel?

2. How do Marcus and Esca evade their pursuers in Chapter 17?

3. Where is Valentia? How large was this province of Roman Britain?

4. What ruse does Esca suggest in Chapter 16? How does Marcus respond?

5. Why does the song sung by Guern catch Marcus's attention?

6. How do Marcus and Esca gain entrance to the gate of Borcovicus?

7. Why does Marcus create an altar in Chapter 11?

8. How is the ring described that Tradui displays in Chapter 15?

9. How is Hadrian's Wall described? Where is it located?

10. How does Guern help Marcus and Esca in Chapter 18?

(see the answer keys)

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