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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the beginning of Chapter 12, what does Wistan think flies past as he and Edwin climb?
(a) Kestrel.
(b) Eagle.
(c) Goshawk.
(d) Hawk.

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

3. How long has it been since Gawain and Horace were in the woods in "Gawain's Second Reverie"?`
(a) 2 or 3 years.
(b) Several years.
(c) 5 years.
(d) About 6 years.

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

5. In Chapter 11, who does Axl see on a boat?
(a) Small girl.
(b) Elderly woman.
(c) Young woman.
(d) Small boy.

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

7. What size is the creature Gawain and the others see in Chapter 7?
(a) Size of a lion.
(b) Size of a pony.
(c) Size of an elephant.
(d) Size of a bull.

8. 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 slaughter and burning.
(d) Place of fighting and death.

9. What are on the walls of the chamber Axl and his companions find as they walk through the tunnel in Chapter 7?
(a) Simple drawings of people.
(b) Murals and Roman letters.
(c) Paintings of animals.
(d) Map.

10. In Chapter 11, what does Axl rescue Beatrice from?
(a) Fairies.
(b) Saxons.
(c) Ogres.
(d) Pixies.

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

12. 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.

13. What type of structure do Axl and Beatrice find at the beginning of Chapter 11?
(a) Thatched dwelling.
(b) Small hut.
(c) Cave dwelling.
(d) Boathouse.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Edwin gets to the top, what does he see on the inhospitable plain in Chapter 12?

2. What does Wistan think the monastery used to be in Chapter 6?

3. Where is Wistan bruised in Chapter 10?

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

5. If someone had to jump from the tower, what might cushion their fall?

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