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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 Matthias toss away with satisfaction at his victory celebration with the shrews?

2. Who saves a cornered band of shrews from the ferrets?

3. What does Cornflower carry over to Father Abbot Mortimer when they find Matthias barely alive?

4. How are Sela and Chickenhound executed?

5. What does Cluny think is holding the tunnel progress back?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Basil Stag Hare show his admiration for Constance Badger after she returns from fighting Redtooth and Fangburn?

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. How does Basil Stag Hare propose that Matthias approach Captain Snow for help as a guide to finding Asmodeus?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Describe Sela the vixen's role in the war between the rats and the mice. Who is she really in it for? What is her nature regarding the matters of conflict? What happens to her as a result of her actions?

Essay Topic 3

Explain how Redwall is finally infiltrated by the rats. Why does it take this kind of betrayal for the rats to gain the upper hand? What happens to Plumpen as a result of this betrayal? Why did he betray the mice in the first place?

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