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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 does Jess Squirrel use to stop the battering ram?

2. What sort of material does the squirrel who helps the mice look for the Sword of Martin prefer to climb?

3. What does Warbeak swear by to convince Matthias that she will fulfill her promise?

4. Matthias tells Father Abbot Mortimer that it is not only their job to defend Redwall, but it has become their job to _____.

5. What does Fangburn call Redtooth's cutlass?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Father Abbot Mortimer's last address to Redwall about?

2. How does Cluny treat the horde as he emerges from his tent?

3. Why does Asmodeus like the idea of eating Redtooth?

4. What does Plumpen do when he gets into Redwall?

5. What does Basil Stag Hare tell Matthias after the death of Brother Methuselah, and what effect does this have on him?

6. What is the light effect that occurs when Matthias and Warbeak eat lunch together?

7. How does Basil Stag Hare act when he comes back from his encounter with Cluny injured?

8. How does Matthias's imagination play tricks on him when he is lying in wait for Asmodeus, and how does he deal with this?

9. Why does Squire Julian Gingivere harbor resentment toward Captain Snow?

10. What happens to Chickenhound after he and his mother have been stabbed?

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

Explain how Cornflower saves the day with the lantern. Is this action typical of her character?

Essay Topic 3

Compare the nature of the rats with the nature of the mice of Redwall. Which are more human in the way they deal with the world? What is the author trying to say about the nature of humans through his portrayal of the animals?

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