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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: Chapters 3-5.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Chapter 1, what color hair did a woman have that Axl remembers was a healer in the village?
(a) Silver.
(b) Black.
(c) Brown.
(d) Red.

3. In Chapter 3, how many houses can be seen looking down on the Saxons' village?
(a) About 50.
(b) 40 or more.
(c) 35.
(d) 18.

4. In Chapter 5, how long does Axl tell a soldier that Wistan and Edwin are to work for him to pay a debt?
(a) 1 year.
(b) 8 months.
(c) 2 years.
(d) 6 months.

5. From his perch in Chapter 4, how many soldiers can Edwin see?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 5.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 4, what type of tree does Edwin choose when Wistan asks him to keep watch?

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

3. How far is it to Axl and Beatrice's son's village?

4. What time of day do Axl and Beatrice wish to cross the Great Plain in Chapter 2?

5. How many men guard the gate of the Saxon village in Chapter 3?

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