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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 is the name of the place that Marcus and Esca are given housing in the village in Chapter 16?
2. What animal is the hunting party that Marcus encounters bringing back to their village in Chapter 14?
3. Who is the Chieftain of the hunting party that Marcus encounters in Chapter 14?
4. What does the Eagle represent symbolically to Marcus?
5. In describing the fight against the Red Crests in Chapter 15, the Chieftan's grandfather says that his tribe brought the enemy to bay in the bog country north of what place?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why are Marcus and Esca welcomed into the village of Dergdian's people?
2. What costumes do Marcus and Esca wear as they set out on their mission?
3. What ruse does Esca suggest in Chapter 16? How does Marcus respond?
4. Why does Marcus create an altar in Chapter 11?
5. How is the character of Dergdian described?
6. How does Guern greet Marcus and Esca in Chapter 18?
7. Where is Valentia? How large was this province of Roman Britain?
8. What gives away Marcus and Esca's location when they attempt to hide in Chapter 18?
9. What does Liathan give to Esca in Chapter 19?
10. What is done with the Eagle in Chapter 20?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe and discuss Guern the Hunter in The Eagle of the Ninth. Where do Marcus and Esca meet Guern? What is Guern doing when they meet him? What indications show that Guern has a history with the Roman military?
Essay Topic 2
How do Marcus and Esca manage to enter into the lands of the North and to pass through them? What disguise does Marcus don? What additional preparations are made?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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