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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: Chapters 1-2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 2, what time do Axl and Beatrice reach the edge of the Great Plain?
(a) Mid-morning.
(b) Early afternoon.
(c) Late morning.
(d) Noon.

2. Why does a boatman come to a ruined villa in Chapter 2?
(a) To seek shelter from the weather.
(b) To meet with a lover.
(c) To see his child.
(d) To remember his childhood.

3. What type of trees line a sunken lane from Roman days in Chapter 2?
(a) Beech and ash.
(b) Aspen and rowan.
(c) Oaks and elms.
(d) Hornbeam and hawthorn.

4. How long did the woman who came in November wander in the forest, fields, and villages?
(a) 4 days.
(b) 2 weeks.
(c) 3 weeks.
(d) 5 days.

5. In Chapter 2, where do Beatrice and Axl rest after crossing the Great Plain?
(a) Brook.
(b) Under a hawthorn tree.
(c) By a small hill.
(d) Under a birch tree.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 2, how long does a woman with a rabbit say that she and her husband were married?

2. In Chapter 2, what happened to the old woman in rags that Beatrice talked to?

3. In Chapter 1, what nickname does Axl use when he speaks to his wife?

4. What worries Axl and Beatrice at the end of Chapter 2?

5. In November, who did a woman claim to be who was wandering in a cloak of black rags?

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