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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. In November, who did a woman claim to be who was wandering in a cloak of black rags?
(a) Viking.
(b) Saxon.
(c) Celt.
(d) Carvetti.

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

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

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

7. In Chapter 3, what color cloak does Axl remember Beatrice wearing in a memory he recalls?
(a) Green.
(b) Red.
(c) Brown.
(d) Blue.

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

9. In Chapter 1, when was Beatrice's candle taken from her?
(a) 6 days. ago.
(b) 7 days ago.
(c) A few Sundays ago.
(d) A few Saturdays ago.

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

11. In Chapter 1, what season is it?
(a) Fall.
(b) Spring.
(c) Winter.
(d) Summer.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 4, who does Edwin remember trying to curse him before he left the village?

2. In Chapter 2, what does Beatrice give Axl to carry when they prepare to cross the Great Plain?

3. In Chapter 2, what happened to the old woman in rags that Beatrice talked to?

4. In Chapter 5, how long does Axl tell a soldier that Wistan and Edwin are to work for him to pay a debt?

5. Why does a boatman come to a ruined villa in Chapter 2?

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