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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. How long does it take to walk to the next settlement from where Axl and Beatrice live?
(a) 60 minutes.
(b) 10 minutes.
(c) 45 minutes.
(d) 20 minutes.

2. How many men guard the gate of the Saxon village in Chapter 3?
(a) 3.
(b) 8.
(c) 7.
(d) 5.

3. Where does Axl meet and talk with Wistan in Chapter 3?
(a) Center of the village.
(b) Ivor's house.
(c) Lookout platform.
(d) Longhouse.

4. What is the only thing that Beatrice can remember about her son in Chapter 2 before she and Axl cross the Great Plain?
(a) Tall, broad shoulders.
(b) Very black hair.
(c) Strong, handsome face.
(d) Light blonde hair.

5. In Chapter 5, whose men does Wistan think the soldiers are?
(a) Lord Brennus.
(b) Lord Terminus.
(c) Lord Rufus.
(d) Lord Wilanus.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 1, what season is it?

2. How tall is the fence that surrounds the Saxon village in Chapter 3?

3. How long ago does Axl think in Chapter 1 that a woman was in the village who was a healer?

4. What does Beatrice say that the woman in rags that she talked to in Chapter 2 was weeping for?

5. Who is an ancient warrior and cripple that Edwin remembers from his village in Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How is the land described in Chapter 1?

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

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. What do the soldiers look like that Axl and his group encounter in Chapter 5?

7. Who does Axl remember in Chapter 1 that no one else seems to remember?

8. In Chapter 2, what difficulties are there in traveling in open country?

9. What does Edwin hear her mother telling him to do in Chapter 4?

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

(see the answer keys)

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