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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. The Wall in the North is described as spanning from Luguvallium to where in Chapter 11?

2. What bird do Marcus and Esca encounter in their escape in Chapter 18?

3. What problem does the narrator describe Marcus treating frequently in Valentia in Chapter 12?

4. What kind of trees are described in Chapter 11 as smelling like honey?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Marcus and Esca manage to steal the Eagle?

2. How is Guern's appearance described when he is introduced?

3. What costumes do Marcus and Esca wear as they set out on their mission?

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

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

6. How is the character of Dergdian described?

7. How does Tradui describe the eradication of the Ninth Legion in Chapter 15?

8. What did Guern do after abandoning the Ninth Legion?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the Satunalia Games and entertainment of the Roman Empire. What entertainments were presented during the Games? What are Marcus's thoughts on the Games when he attends with his uncle?

Essay Topic 2

What superstition and fear is related regarding the Ninth Legion? What happened to the Ninth Legion? How does Marcus discover this information? What does this information mean to Marcus?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss the strategy that Marcus and Esca use in securing and escaping with the Eagle from the North. From whom do they take the Eagle? How do they manage to deflect suspicion? What ultimately leads to their being hunted down?

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