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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 Matthias out gathering when he runs into Father Abbot Mortimer?
(a) Apples.
(b) Eggs.
(c) Rocks.
(d) Hazelnuts.

2. How does Matthias feel when Ragear is stalking him?
(a) Confident.
(b) Brazen.
(c) Sick.
(d) Frightened.

3. What do Matthias and Brother Methuselah drink while working with the words behind the tapestry?
(a) October ale.
(b) August punch.
(c) June wine.
(d) July lemonade.

4. When Matthias wakes up from having fallen asleep after his encounter with the rats at St. Ninian's, he is filled with _____.
(a) Relief.
(b) Consternation at Basil Stag Hare.
(c) Self-contempt.
(d) Pride.

5. Cluny says to himself that by the _____ he has not yet lost the war.
(a) Paws of Martin.
(b) Eyes of the full moon.
(c) Claws of hellthunder.
(d) Fingers of riverflood.

Short Answer Questions

1. What aspect of the words of the riddle perplexes Matthias the most?

2. Cornflower's father shares a _____ with Mr. Churchmouse on the way home.

3. What does Matthias feed Tim and Tess?

4. Matthias hits Ragear with a _____.

5. What is the title of the mole who leads the tunneling?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Cornflower's duties at Redwall and how do they increase after Matthias returns?

2. How does Cluny feel about losing the element of surprise in attacking Redwall?

3. How does Constance Badger prevent Cluny's horde from finding her as she pulls the cart full of mice?

4. Why does Constance Badger begin to trust the suggestions of Matthias?

5. How does Brother Methuselah know that the rats are trying to attack Redwall via the elm tree?

6. How does Silent Sam act around Matthias when he finds him?

7. What has happened to Ambrose Spike when Matthias and his friends find him and what do Constance Badger's instincts tell her is happening?

8. How do Matthias and Cluny react to Cornflower when Cluny enters Redwall?

9. How does Cluny treat his horse?

10. Why is Matthias filled with self-doubt when he is lost in Mossflower Wood and how does he handle this?

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