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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. At lunch, Cornflower gives Matthias _____.

2. What lies beneath the Great Hall of Redwall?

3. How does Brother Methuselah describe Matthias's face when he sees him?

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

5. Brother Methuselah tells of a sparrowhawk he treated for a _____.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. When Basil Stag Hare introduces himself to Matthias, what credentials does he list?

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

5. How extensive are Cluny's injuries after he falls, and what do the mice and rats think of his chances of staying alive?

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

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

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

9. What does Ambrose Spike do at the Jubilee?

10. What does Cheesethief think to himself when he overhears Cluny promising to promote the weasel Scragg over his rats?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Matthias's encounter with the shrews. How does he eventually befriend them? What happens as a result of the deal he has made with Captain Snow? How does everyone involved act as a result of this turn of events?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the way John Churchmouse records the events that occur a year after the battle with the rats. Who is doing what at Redwall? How has the life of Matthias progressed?

Essay Topic 3

Explain the symbolism of the Sword of Martin. Why is Matthias so obsessed with it? What does it represent for Redwall?

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