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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 4, who does Edwin remember trying to curse him before he left the village?
(a) Grandmother.
(b) Aunt.
(c) Mother.
(d) Uncle.

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

3. What is the name of the boy rescued from monsters in Chapter 3?
(a) Edwin.
(b) Martin.
(c) William.
(d) Peter.

4. In Chapter 1, what does Axl remember two shepherds claming to see?
(a) Wren-eagle.
(b) Goshawk.
(c) Eagle.
(d) Hawk.

5. 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.

6. Where does Axl meet and talk with Wistan in Chapter 3?
(a) Lookout platform.
(b) Ivor's house.
(c) Longhouse.
(d) Center of the village.

7. 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.

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

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

10. In Chapter 3, what does Axl smell when they are in the Saxon village?
(a) Petrefying meat.
(b) Onion.
(c) Garlic.
(d) Excrement.

11. At the end of Chapter 3, at what gate will Wiston meet Axl and Beatrice?
(a) West.
(b) East.
(c) South.
(d) North.

12. Where does Edwin say that his mother is in Chapter 4?
(a) Dead.
(b) In a village a day away.
(c) At the monastery.
(d) Travelling.

13. What are native to England in Chapter 1?
(a) Ogres.
(b) Trolls.
(c) Dragons.
(d) Giants.

14. What type of tree is known as "the old thorn" in Chapter 1?
(a) Hawthorn.
(b) Beech.
(c) Alder.
(d) Poplar.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 3, where does Wistan want Axl and Beatrice to take Edwin?

2. What does Beatrice say that the woman in rags that she talked to in Chapter 2 was weeping for?

3. In Chapter 4, what did a creature look like that kept attacking Edwin when he was caged by the ogres?

4. How long ago does Axl think in Chapter 1 that a woman was in the village who was a healer?

5. What type of trees line a sunken lane from Roman days in Chapter 2?

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