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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the young monk think happened to start the tower fire in Chapter 8?
(a) Solider tripped and dropped a torch.
(b) Lightning.
(c) Wistan set the fire.
(d) A lantern fell.

2. How many soldiers arrive in Chapter 7?
(a) 20 to 30.
(b) 75.
(c) 40 or 50.
(d) 55.

3. In Chapter 10, in what direction does Wistan say they will go to find Querig?
(a) South.
(b) West.
(c) North .
(d) East.

4. In Chapter 6, what does Axl remember were used to dig the grave for the grey-haired soldier?
(a) Stick.
(b) Stones and sticks.
(c) Stones and sword.
(d) Shovel.

5. In Chapter 12, what type of trees does Wistan see when they get to the top?
(a) Pines, birch, and ash.
(b) Pines, oaks, and elms.
(c) Pines, rowan, and apple.
(d) Pines. maples, and aspens.

6. In "Gawain's Second Reverie," who does Gawain think created the trees he sees?
(a) Lancelot.
(b) Black Knight.
(c) King Arthur.
(d) Merlin.

7. When Axl and Beatrice saw a young girl in Chapter 13, who was with her?
(a) 3 brothers.
(b) A sister and 2 brothers.
(c) Her parents and a brother.
(d) 2 brothers.

8. What does Edwin remember Wistan calling the old tower in Chapter 8?
(a) Place of fighting and death.
(b) Place of slaughter and burning.
(c) Place of prayer and penitence.
(d) Place of despair and anguish.

9. What does Edwin do when Axl and the others approach a portcullis in Chapter 7?
(a) Whistle.
(b) Sing.
(c) Cry.
(d) Sob.

10. Where does the monk Edwin travels with in Chapter 8, say that Father Jonus told him to take Edwin?
(a) To a creek.
(b) Shepherd's hut.
(c) Cooper's cottage.
(d) To a small village.

11. How old was Edwin when his mother was taken?
(a) 6.
(b) About 4.
(c) Not yet 5.
(d) 7.

12. In Chapter 8, what monk did Edwin encounter when he went back to the monastery?
(a) Septimus.
(b) Imprimus.
(c) Jonus.
(d) Ninian.

13. Who did Gawain first think he saw when he saw Axl and Beatrice in "Gawain's Second Reverie?
(a) Pixies.
(b) Edwin and Wistan.
(c) Soldiers.
(d) The widows.

14. In Chapter 11 what cargo is a boatman waiting for?
(a) Blankets.
(b) Logs.
(c) Barley.
(d) Wheat.

15. How many did Gawain remember went out to face Querig long ago?
(a) 3.
(b) 5.
(c) 8.
(d) 11.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Axl see in a wooden lidless box on a boat in Chapter 11?

2. In Chapter 7, how do Axl, Beatrice, and Edwin escape the soldiers?

3. In Chapter 7, what does Gawain say injured Edwin?

4. How many does Jonas say have died from the cage in Chapter 6?

5. What is the name of the person in Chapter 13 who told the children to feed their goats poisoned leaves?

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