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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Roger Mouse tells the pilgrims on his ship in Jerusalem's harbor that if they want to swim to shore, they will probably encounter _____.
(a) Killer whales.
(b) Pirates.
(c) Sharks.
(d) Sea-serpents.

2. What does Hedwic complain about when she starts her conversation with Godric at the feast?
(a) The weather.
(b) The candles.
(c) The floor.
(d) The temperature.

3. Like Jacob, Godric considers his _____ to be a stone.
(a) Head.
(b) Pillow.
(c) Soap.
(d) Heart.

4. Who suggests that Godric come to Durham with him and go to school?
(a) Perkin.
(b) Jonathan.
(c) Samuel.
(d) Gilbert.

5. Godric asks, " Dear Lord, strew _____ upon my hermit's dreams to make them sweet."
(a) Herbs.
(b) Lilacs.
(c) Honey.
(d) Rosewater.

6. What sort of brigands accost Godric and his friends on the way back from Christmas mass in Durham?
(a) Spanish.
(b) Pirate.
(c) Fur trading.
(d) Scottish.

7. How does Godric's family arrive at his abode after their house burns down?
(a) By ox-drawn cart.
(b) By chariot.
(c) By caravan.
(d) By horse-drawn carriage.

8. What does Reginald hold to Godric's lips to see if he is still alive?
(a) A cup.
(b) A feather.
(c) An onion.
(d) A mirror.

9. What does Elric chase fervently?
(a) Demons.
(b) Women.
(c) Angels.
(d) Rabbits.

10. Whose throat does Godric slit for martyr's blood when Peregrine Small's runs out?
(a) A cat's.
(b) His steward's.
(c) A squirrel's.
(d) A dog's.

11. What does Perkin say he found in Godric's hair when he cleans him up for Christmas mass?
(a) A casserole of food.
(b) A key and some moss.
(c) Mouse droppings and a spider's nest.
(d) A bird's nest and two caterpillars.

12. What is the name of the school where Godric finally learns his letters?
(a) Saint Michael.
(b) Saint Christopher.
(c) Saint Thomas Aquinas.
(d) Saint Mary-le-Bow.

13. What does "Flambard" mean in Norman?
(a) Knight or captain.
(b) Swelling.
(c) Worthy of honor.
(d) Flame or torch.

14. What does Godric call the notion that the dead will live again?
(a) Morbid.
(b) Holy faith.
(c) Nonsense.
(d) An unlikely scenario.

15. Who says farewell to Godric on his last trip to Farne?
(a) Aedlward.
(b) A seal.
(c) A great white bird.
(d) Roger Mouse.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Godric say that life is as he describes the rich and poor that he has known?

2. When Godric gives his gold away, who does he say was as glad as he was to do so when he told Jesus that he would pay back double for his thievery?

3. What does Elric thrash himself with?

4. What is the name of the bell Godric is hired to ring?

5. Who does Godric think never bathed more chaste and fair than Burcwen?

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