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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4: Chapters 15-17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 2, what does Beatrice give Axl to carry when they prepare to cross the Great Plain?
(a) Stick of hawthorn wood.
(b) Brass amulet.
(c) Smooth pebbles.
(d) Silver amulet.

2. In Chapter 15, where does Gawain suggest that Beatrice get out of the wind?
(a) Small tree.
(b) Cairn.
(c) Under a ledge.
(d) Behind a rock.

3. When Edwin gets to the top, what does he see on the inhospitable plain in Chapter 12?
(a) Flowers.
(b) Rich forest.
(c) Deer.
(d) Roman villa.

4. How far from a tree does Axl stop and take Beatrice from the horse in Chapter 17?
(a) 10 paces.
(b) 20 paces.
(c) 15 paces.
(d) 25 paces.

5. At the end of Chapter 15, where does Wistan tell Axl and Beatrice to flee?
(a) West.
(b) East.
(c) South.
(d) North.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Gawain's Second Reverie," who does Gawain think created the trees he sees?

2. In Chapter 16, what does Edwin feel when he starts to run to Wistan?

3. What size is the creature Gawain and the others see in Chapter 7?

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

5. How many boys does Wistan say he trained with morning and night to become warriors in the Britons' ranks?

(see the answer key)

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