1. Who survives the attack in the woods and how?
(a) John, by using one of his father's sermons to talk the attackers down.
(b) The emissary, due to his connection to the Bishop.
(c) John, by using his father's knife.
(d) The emissary by using a sword.

2. Why is it an insult to her mother for Joan to be tutored by a Catholic teacher?
(a) Because her mother was not consulted before Joan began her studies.
(b) Because her mother is uneducated and does not understand what Joan has learned.
(c) Because her mother has taught her about Saxon gods, considered pagan by Catholics.
(d) Because her mother should be her primary tutor.

3. How does Joan's father react to her display of intelligence in her attempts to allow her to take up Matthew's studies?
(a) He reminds her that females are not allowed to be educated.
(b) He accuses her of killing Matthew in order to take his place in his studies.
(c) He sends her to school.
(d) He calls her unnatural and blames her for Matthew's death.

4. What does Joan discover when she applies logic to Hrotrud's trial?
(a) Hrotrud was innocent.
(b) It could have been handled faster.
(c) Hrotrud was guilty.
(d) It could have been handled differently.

5. Why does Gudrun tell her daughter that she went with the Christian missionaries, a group that included her current husband?
(a) She fell in love.
(b) She was starving.
(c) They kidnapped her.
(d) She wanted to convert to Christianity.