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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What lies between Matthias and St. Ninian's that Matthias is hesitant to cross?

3. Who hears that Cluny is putting ladders up against the wall to attack Redwall?

4. What particular attribute does Basil Stag Hare say is unseemly about the rats to their faces?

5. Methuselah was know for having the gift of _____.

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Killconey describe Asmodeus to Cluny?

2. What does Ragear plan to do with Matthias once he catches him?

3. How and when are the rats going to launch a second attack on Redwall, and how does Sela know this?

4. What does Cluny want Shadow to do and why?

5. What does Matthias surmise as he reaches the edge of the woods on his way to St. Ninian's?

6. How does Sela manipulate Fangburn?

7. How do the rat survivors of the botched elm tree attack treat their fallen comrades?

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

9. What does Friar Hugo say that he is going to do with the grayling?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the chaotic life of the sparrows. What is their place of residence like? How does King Bull Sparra's being in power contribute to this chaos?

Essay Topic 2

Explain the allegory of Martin the Warrior. What does he represent for the mice of Redwall? How does he inspire Matthias?

Essay Topic 3

Describe how Brother Methuselah discovers the riddle behind the tapestry. How does the riddle reveal the destiny of Matthias?

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