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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What former Roman province is Marcus setting out for in his mission in Chapter 10?
2. What does the garrison Surgeon give Marcus to drink after he awakens in Chapter 4?
3. What was Cottia's father doing when he was killed?
4. For how long does the garrison Surgeon say Marcus has been sleeping when he awakens in Chapter 4?
5. Who will take command of the fort until Marcus's relief can be sent from Isca in Chapter 4?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Marcus buy the slave Esca?
2. What are the Saturnalia Games and what entertainments are provided at the Games that Marcus attends?
3. What rumor regarding the Eagle does the Legate describe in Chapter 10?
4. How is Marcus's surgery described in Chapter 8?
5. Why does Marcus grant Esca his freedom in Chapter 10?
6. How does Marcus feel about the end of his career with the Eagles?
7. What is Esca's history? For how long has he been a slave?
8. Who is brought in to examine Marcus's leg in Chapter 8? Why?
9. When and where is The Eagle of the Ninth set?
10. Why does Marcus worry he may be making a laughing stock out of himself in Chapter 3?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe and analyze the character of Tribune Placidus in The Eagle of the Ninth. Where does Marcus encounter Placidus? In what ways are the two men similar? In what ways are they different?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the events that lead up to Marcus's injuries at his post in Roman Britain. Who attacks the battalion? How is the attack orchestrated? How many of Marcus's men are injured or killed in the attack?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the theme of coming of age in The Eagle of the Ninth. In what ways do the central characters "grow up" or transform in the novel? What do they lose in doing so? What do they gain?
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