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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Roger Mouse buys a dappled mare in Newcastle so he can trot around like a _____.
(a) Scottish brigand.
(b) Norman baron.
(c) Welsh knave.
(d) Turkish prince.

2. Where does Godric's snake, Tune, sleep?
(a) Under the bed.
(b) Under the rug.
(c) In a jar.
(d) In a cigar box.

3. What is Hedwic's heritage?
(a) She is a Welsh pricess.
(b) She is a peasant-born Russian.
(c) She is an Irish noblewoman.
(d) She is a high-born Saxon.

4. What do Godric and Roger Mouse stow on their boat besides hides and fish?
(a) Gold.
(b) Pilgrims.
(c) Spices.
(d) Slaves.

5. Who kicked Godric's father in the groin before he died?
(a) A white stallion.
(b) A grey cob.
(c) William.
(d) Burcwen.

6. What does John Cherryman wear to commemorate his sons who have died in the war?
(a) Three chains.
(b) Three daggers.
(c) Three brooches.
(d) Three squirrel tails.

7. What color are Aedlward's eyes?
(a) Green.
(b) Blue.
(c) Brown.
(d) Grey.

8. Jacob labored seven years to win the fair _____.
(a) Sarah.
(b) Laban.
(c) Rachel.
(d) Mary.

9. What is the name of the mason who travels home from Rome with Godric and Aedwen?
(a) Randall Brigg.
(b) John Longue.
(c) Henry Longfellow.
(d) Ralph Brodo.

10. What does Cuthbert tell Godric that a man leaves behind when he leaves home?
(a) His identity.
(b) A scrap of his heart.
(c) His values.
(d) A piece of his memory.

11. in which place does Godric kiss the leper?
(a) Yorkshire.
(b) Sinner's Alley.
(c) Dover Road.
(d) The High Hills.

12. What color is the pope's saddle as Godric watches him ride past?
(a) Gold.
(b) White.
(c) Purple.
(d) Red.

13. Which Jew turns Christian in the book?
(a) Godric.
(b) Haggai.
(c) Reginald.
(d) Ailred.

14. What has Godric built that he wades up to as the Wear is surging and rolling to flood?
(a) A storage shed.
(b) A little church.
(c) A well.
(d) A tree house.

15. The pictish king is sitting on a rock picking his teeth with the bone of a _____ when Ailred meets him.
(a) Weasel.
(b) Codfish.
(c) Hawk.
(d) Rat.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the order of monks that Reginald comes from?

2. What is the title of Ranulf Flambard?

3. Where does Gillian vanish?

4. Who is the only person who weeps when Godric leaves home?

5. After Peregrine Small dies, what of his becomes extremely valuable that Godric sells?

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