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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Wistan say is a guest of Lord Brennus who is said to possess the wisdom to tame dragons?
(a) Norseman.
(b) Jute.
(c) Saxon.
(d) Briton.

2. What are native to England in Chapter 1?
(a) Giants.
(b) Trolls.
(c) Dragons.
(d) Ogres.

3. In Chapter 2, where do Beatrice and Axl rest after crossing the Great Plain?
(a) Under a hawthorn tree.
(b) By a small hill.
(c) Under a birch tree.
(d) Brook.

4. Under what type of tree is a knight seated that Axl, Beatrice, Wistan, and Edwin meet on the road in a clearing in Chapter 5?
(a) Oak.
(b) Birch.
(c) Ash.
(d) Rowan.

5. What type of trees line a sunken lane from Roman days in Chapter 2?
(a) Beech and ash.
(b) Aspen and rowan.
(c) Oaks and elms.
(d) Hornbeam and hawthorn.

Short Answer Questions

1. What worries Axl and Beatrice at the end of Chapter 2?

2. What is the name of Gawain's horse?

3. What is the name of the boy rescued from monsters in Chapter 3?

4. At the end of Chapter 1, where do Axl and Beatrice decide to go?

5. In Chapter 1, what nickname does Axl use when he speaks to his wife?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 5, what roles do Wistan and Edwin assume when they meet soldiers at a bridge?

2. What mission do Gawain and Wistan share?

3. What does Wisan want Axl and Beatrice to do in Chapter 3 and why?

4. What happened earlier in the day to some men and a boy from the Saxon village who went fishing in Chapter 3?

5. In Chapter 3, what does Beatrice see at the gate, and how is that different from when she was at the Saxon village before?

6. At the end of Chapter 1, how does Beatrice think they will find their son's village?

7. In Chapter 1, what are everyday hazards for people?

8. In Chapter 2, what is the villa like where Beatrice and Axl take shelter?

9. In Chapter 3, who rescues Axl and Beatrice from a mob?

10. Why does Edwin think that Wistan wants to stay off the main mountain road as they travel?

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