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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 Cluny threaten Plumpen's family with?

2. What did the Redwall food seem to turn into in Plumpen's mouth as a result of his mission there?

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

4. What does Father Abbot Mortimer find lodged in Matthias's shoulder?

5. What does Captain Snow call all the shrews dancing around him?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What does Cluny wish for his horde to think like sometimes?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain how Jess Squirrel saves Redwall from the battering ram. How does this turn the tide of the battle?

Essay Topic 2

Explain the morality of Father Abbot Mortimer. Why doesn't he allow the mice to give chase after the rats retreat? How is this a central theme of the book?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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