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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 does Shadow use to help him get through the door to the Great Hall?

3. What is Matthias out gathering when he runs into Father Abbot Mortimer?

4. What does Colin Vole accuse Basil Stag Hare of making while his family was in peril?

5. What is the name of Sela's son?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Ambrose Spike do at the Jubilee?

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

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

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

5. What is Cornflower's impression of the Abbey garden as she dozes against Matthias's shoulder?

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

7. Why is Basil Stag Hare called "Stag"?

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

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

10. What is Father Abbot Mortimer's impression of Matthias at the beginning of the book, and what does he tell Matthias?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the final battle between Cluny and Matthias. What has foreshadowed this encounter? What finally happens to Cluny?

Essay Topic 2

Describe how the relationship between Warbeak and Matthias progresses. How does Warbeak treat Matthias when she is first captured? When do they begin to trust each other?

Essay Topic 3

Describe how the relationship between Cornflower and Matthias develops. How do they relate to each other on a daily basis? In times of stress?

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