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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is an ancient warrior and cripple that Edwin remembers from his village in Chapter 4?
(a) Wulfor.
(b) Louis.
(c) Steffa.
(d) Tristan.

3. In Chapter 3, what does Beatrice say earlier in the day attacked a village man who was fishing with his brother and nephew?
(a) Britons.
(b) Ogres.
(c) Giants.
(d) Soldiers.

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

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

6. What does Beatrice say that the woman in rags that she talked to in Chapter 2 was weeping for?
(a) Grief.
(b) Heartbreak.
(c) Loneliness.
(d) Sorrow.

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

8. In Chapter 2, what do Axl and Beatrice walk through after leaving a ruined villa?
(a) Pine needles.
(b) Heather and gorse.
(c) Grasses and puddles.
(d) Ferns and nettles.

9. How many men guard the gate of the Saxon village in Chapter 3?
(a) 3.
(b) 5.
(c) 8.
(d) 7.

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

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

12. 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.

13. How old is the man that Axl thinks is a warrior in Chapter 3?
(a) Late 30s.
(b) 28.
(c) No more than 30.
(d) 37.

14. Why does a boatman come to a ruined villa in Chapter 2?
(a) To seek shelter from the weather.
(b) To remember his childhood.
(c) To see his child.
(d) To meet with a lover.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 2, how long does a woman with a rabbit say that she and her husband were married?

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

3. In Chapter 3, what does Axl smell when they are in the Saxon village?

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

5. About how many others live near Axl and Beatrice?

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