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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Chapter 8, what does Edwin remember that Wistan thought was in the moat of the tower at one time?
(a) Hay.
(b) Water.
(c) Cloth.
(d) Firewood.

3. Who brings Axl and Beatrice something to eat in Chapter 6?
(a) Father Paul.
(b) Father Andrew.
(c) Father Brian.
(d) Father Peter.

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

5. In Chapter 10, what body part does Wistan have bound in sacking?
(a) Left arm.
(b) Right leg.
(c) Shoulder.
(d) Chest.

6. At the beginning of "Gawain's First Reverie," how much sleep did Gawain get?
(a) Barely an hour.
(b) 5 hours.
(c) Almost 2 hours.
(d) 3 hours.

7. What is the name of the person in Chapter 13 who told the children to feed their goats poisoned leaves?
(a) Bronwen.
(b) Megan.
(c) Rosalind.
(d) Margaret.

8. 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.

9. What does Edwin remember drinking in Chapter 8 before he fell asleep after helping Wistan?
(a) Milk.
(b) Wine.
(c) Beer.
(d) Watered wine.

10. In Chapter 13, what did a poisoned goat kill?
(a) Ogre.
(b) Bear.
(c) Wolf.
(d) Old woman.

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

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

13. How does Wistan say that the monks got him to the cooper's hut in Chapter 10?
(a) On a cart.
(b) In a wagon.
(c) Tied to a travois.
(d) Tied to a mare's back.

14. In Chapter 6, what color flowers does Axl remember seeing with Beatrice when he first met her?
(a) Pink.
(b) Purple.
(c) Blue.
(d) Yellow.

15. In Chapter 7, what covers the floor of the chamber Axl and his companions find when they walk through the tunnel?
(a) Bones.
(b) Broken statues.
(c) Stones.
(d) Logs.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 7, what does Beatrice's foot touch as they walk through the tunnel?

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

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

4. What does Gawain remember widows throwing at him in "Gawain's First Reverie"?

5. What does Axl sense in their bedchamber in Chapter 6?

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