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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 3, where does Wistan want Axl and Beatrice to take Edwin?
(a) Monastery.
(b) Saxon village.
(c) Briton village.
(d) Fisher village on the river.

2. In Chapter 1, what is Axl and Beatrice's bed made from?
(a) Goose feathers.
(b) Pine boughs.
(c) Straw.
(d) Turf.

3. What is the name of Gawain's horse?
(a) Rufus.
(b) Lady.
(c) Lucy.
(d) Horace.

4. 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) Wolves.
(c) Dragon.
(d) Ogres.

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

6. Where do Axl and Beatrice live?
(a) In a forest.
(b) Near a meadow.
(c) Near a mountain.
(d) Edge of a bog.

7. After leaving a ruined villa, where do Axl and Beatrice take shelter in Chapter 2?
(a) Abandoned hut.
(b) Large tree.
(c) Pine boughs.
(d) Hollow log.

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

9. About how many others live near Axl and Beatrice?
(a) 55.
(b) 38.
(c) 20.
(d) 60.

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

11. What is the only thing that Beatrice can remember about her son in Chapter 2 before she and Axl cross the Great Plain?
(a) Light blonde hair.
(b) Strong, handsome face.
(c) Tall, broad shoulders.
(d) Very black hair.

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

13. In Chapter 2, what type of village will Axl and Beatrice shelter in the first night of their journey?
(a) Saxon.
(b) Viking.
(c) Carvetti.
(d) Celt.

14. What color tunics do the soldiers wear in Chapter 5?
(a) Black.
(b) Gray.
(c) Dark.
(d) Blue.

15. Who comes to question Axl and his companions when they are speaking with Gawain in Chapter 5?
(a) Gray-haired soldier.
(b) 3 soldiers.
(c) 2 soldiers.
(d) A young soldier.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Beatrice say they will have to take care in Chapter 2 when they cross the Great Plain?

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

3. How long does it take to walk to the next settlement from where Axl and Beatrice live?

4. At the end of Chapter 3, at what gate will Wiston meet Axl and Beatrice?

5. At the end of Chapter 1, where do Axl and Beatrice decide to go?

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