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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Axl and Beatrice travel in down the river in Chapter 11?
(a) Row boat.
(b) Raft.
(c) Barge.
(d) Baskets.

2. What animal does Axl see in Chapter 13?
(a) Wolf.
(b) Goat.
(c) Bear.
(d) Deer.

3. If someone had to jump from the tower, what might cushion their fall?
(a) Blankets.
(b) Hay wagon.
(c) Pine boughs.
(d) Straw bales.

4. In Chapter 7, who told the monks Wistan's identity?
(a) Gawain.
(b) Edwin.
(c) Father Brian.
(d) Jonus.

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

6. In "Gawain's First Reverie," what does Gawain remember that Axl was called?
(a) Knight of Peace.
(b) Knight of Bravery.
(c) Knight of Battle.
(d) Knight of Merlin.

7. In Chapter 6, how old does Wiston say that he was when he saw someone who looks like Axl?
(a) A youth.
(b) 12.
(c) 16.
(d) Small boy.

8. In Chapter 7, how do Axl, Beatrice, and Edwin escape the soldiers?
(a) In an old wagon.
(b) Path through the woods.
(c) Disguised as monks.
(d) Tunnel.

9. In Chapter 12, who are the men that Edwin says took his mother?
(a) 5 Britons.
(b) 1 Briton.
(c) 4 Britons.
(d) 3 Britons.

10. Where is Wistan bruised in Chapter 10?
(a) Leg.
(b) Hand.
(c) Eye.
(d) Back.

11. 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.

12. At the beginning of Chapter 13, where do Axl and Beatrice find shelter?
(a) In an old shepherd's hut.
(b) Under some pines.
(c) Two rocks.
(d) In a cave.

13. After leaving the pond in "Gawain's Second Reverie," about how far is it to the giant's cairn?
(a) 3 miles.
(b) 1/2 a mile.
(c) A mile or more.
(d) About 2 miles.

14. Who rides Horace in "Gawain's Second Reverie"?
(a) Axl.
(b) Wistan.
(c) Beatrice.
(d) Edwin.

15. In Chapter 6, who does Axl remember encountering when he was riding horses with a companion?
(a) Shepherds.
(b) Soldiers.
(c) A family.
(d) A group of monks.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 8, what does Edwin remember that Wistan thought was in the moat of the tower at one time?

2. What type of structure do Axl and Beatrice find at the beginning of Chapter 11?

3. What does Edwin remember drinking in Chapter 8 before he fell asleep after helping Wistan?

4. In "Gawain's First Reverie," how many widows did he think he saw on the trail?

5. In Chapter 7, what does the head of the creature look like?

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