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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 2 when it storms, where do Axl and Beatrice take shelter?
(a) Old fort.
(b) Ruined villa.
(c) In a hollow log.
(d) Small cave.

2. Where does Beatrice say they will have to take care in Chapter 2 when they cross the Great Plain?
(a) Near a small stream.
(b) Where the Roman is buried.
(c) Where the giant is buried.
(d) When crossing the river.

3. In Chapter 4, how old is Edwin?
(a) 11.
(b) 14.
(c) 13.
(d) 12.

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

5. In Chapter 3, how tall are the grasses and dandelions near the Saxon village?
(a) 6 inches.
(b) 18 inches.
(c) Waist height.
(d) Knee height.

6. At the end of Chapter 1, where do Axl and Beatrice decide to go?
(a) Their son's village.
(b) To the river.
(c) To the sea.
(d) Their daughter's village.

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

8. In Chapter 5, what color snake slides out from under a soldier's body after Wistan kills the soldier?
(a) Pink and gray.
(b) Yellow and white.
(c) Green and yellow.
(d) Gray and orange.

9. Who does Wistan say is a guest of Lord Brennus who is said to possess the wisdom to tame dragons?
(a) Saxon.
(b) Norseman.
(c) Briton.
(d) Jute.

10. How far is it to Axl and Beatrice's son's village?
(a) 3 days walk.
(b) About a week's walk.
(c) 4 days walk.
(d) Few days walk.

11. What does Edwin remember Steffen telling him in Chapter 4 that the villagers hid from in the barn when Edwin was very young?
(a) Wild dogs.
(b) Dragon.
(c) Wolves.
(d) Ogres.

12. How long does it take to walk to the next settlement from where Axl and Beatrice live?
(a) 60 minutes.
(b) 45 minutes.
(c) 10 minutes.
(d) 20 minutes.

13. What time of day do Axl and Beatrice wish to cross the Great Plain in Chapter 2?
(a) Close to noon.
(b) Just before sunset.
(c) Mid-afternoon.
(d) Just after dawn.

14. What is the name of the little girl whom Axl remembers went missing in Chapter 1?
(a) Anna.
(b) Rachel.
(c) Marta.
(d) Margaret.

15. How tall is the fence that surrounds the Saxon village in Chapter 3?
(a) 3 feet.
(b) 12 feet.
(c) Twice a man's height.
(d) The height of a man.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 4, what does Edwin remember covered his cage when he was captured by the ogres?

2. How many Norsemen does a solider say have fallen by Wistan's hand?

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

4. In Chapter 1, what does Axl remember two shepherds claming to see?

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

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