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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 do the mice use to move the rats away fro the battering ram so they can implement their plan?

2. How many shrews are available for battle at Redwall?

3. To what are the rats of Cluny's horde unaccustomed which disgusts him as he watches their activities?

4. When Matthias pushes Warbeak off the ledge, what saves the bird from strangulation?

5. What does the sparrowhawk that Brother Methuselah treated call sparrows?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Dunwing help Matthias escape from the sparrows?

2. How does Constance Badger deal with Warbeak after she is captured?

3. How does Silent Sam deal with his boredom waiting for battle?

4. How does the sparrow tribe react to Queen Warbeak?

5. What does Matthias say to Warbeak when she threatens to have her king kill him?

6. What valuable lesson does Matthias learn about wearing a collar from his interaction with Warbeak?

7. How does Matthias explain why he is in the part of Mossflower run by the shrews, and how do they react to his presence?

8. Why does the author state that Basil Stag Hare and Jess Squirrel are "thick as thieves"?

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

10. What does Squire Julian Gingivere remember about the Sword of Martin and what does he warn Matthias about?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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 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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