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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. In Chapter 5, whose men does Wistan think the soldiers are?
(a) Lord Brennus.
(b) Lord Wilanus.
(c) Lord Terminus.
(d) Lord Rufus.

4. Under what type of tree is a knight seated that Axl, Beatrice, Wistan, and Edwin meet on the road in a clearing in Chapter 5?
(a) Rowan.
(b) Ash.
(c) Oak.
(d) Birch.

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

6. In Chapter 2, what question does Beatrice remember the old woman in rags asking her?
(a) How will you and your husband survive?"
(b) "How will you and your husband prove your love for each other?"
(c) "How will you and your husband remember?"
(d) "How will you and your husband find your son?"

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

8. Who is already at the place where Beatrice and Axl take shelter in Chapter 2?
(a) Two old men.
(b) An old woman and a tall man.
(c) A young boy and girl.
(d) A mother and two children.

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

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

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

12. How long did the woman who came in November wander in the forest, fields, and villages?
(a) 3 weeks.
(b) 4 days.
(c) 2 weeks.
(d) 5 days.

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

14. In Chapter 4, what type of tree does Edwin choose when Wistan asks him to keep watch?
(a) Rowan.
(b) Willow.
(c) Oak.
(d) Elm.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What time of day do Axl and Beatrice wish to cross the Great Plain in Chapter 2?

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

4. In Chapter 2 when it storms, where do Axl and Beatrice take shelter?

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

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