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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the bell Godric is hired to ring?
(a) Big Ben.
(b) Clangor.
(c) Great Bess.
(d) Old Ben.

2. By the reckoning of men, one half of Godric's life is an _____.
(a) Empty box.
(b) Overrated mess.
(c) Abomination.
(d) Odd collection of events.

3. Who summons Godric to Christmas mass at Durham?
(a) Bishop Flambard.
(b) Bishop Pudsey.
(c) Reginald.
(d) Ailred.

4. Who has chased Roger Mouse and Godric through the streets before with murder in his eye?
(a) Colin.
(b) Ailred.
(c) Elric.
(d) Peregrine Small.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Goric ask to teach him how to pray?

2. What sort of brigands accost Godric and his friends on the way back from Christmas mass in Durham?

3. Who says farewell to Godric on his last trip to Farne?

4. When Godric bathes in the River Jordan, it is as if he feels he is bathing in _____.

5. How many seas does Godric say he has sailed in his mind?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Reginald say of Godric's newly-acquired ability to read and write?

2. What is Godric's description of Perkin?

3. How does Elric justify his sparse lifestyle?

4. What impression does King Baldwin have on Godric and Roger Mouse when they first meet him?

5. How does Perkin help Godric select his tomb?

6. What does Godric bid his feet to do and why?

7. Describe the antics of the choirboys at the church where Godric works.

8. What happens to Godric at the River Jordan and how does he compare it to the River Wear?

9. When Reginald is writing in his book about Godric's service with Falkes de Granvill, how does he judge the noble lord as Godric tells his story? How does this reflect Reginald's belief that all men are essentially good?

10. How does Godric contemplate the decisions he has made in his life regarding the people he has known?

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