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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. 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) Rowan.
(b) Birch.
(c) Oak.
(d) Ash.

2. In Chapter 1, when was Beatrice's candle taken from her?
(a) A few Saturdays ago.
(b) A few Sundays ago.
(c) 7 days ago.
(d) 6 days. ago.

3. In November, who did a woman claim to be who was wandering in a cloak of black rags?
(a) Carvetti.
(b) Saxon.
(c) Viking.
(d) Celt.

4. How many Norsemen does a solider say have fallen by Wistan's hand?
(a) More than 50.
(b) 40.
(c) About 30.
(d) 60.

5. In Chapter 2, what time do Axl and Beatrice reach the edge of the Great Plain?
(a) Late morning.
(b) Early afternoon.
(c) Noon.
(d) Mid-morning.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 4, what did a creature look like that kept attacking Edwin when he was caged by the ogres?

2. After leaving a ruined villa, where do Axl and Beatrice take shelter in Chapter 2?

3. How many men guard the gate of the Saxon village in Chapter 3?

4. In Chapter 2, what question does Beatrice remember the old woman in rags asking her?

5. How far is it to Axl and Beatrice's son's village?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How is the land described in Chapter 1?

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 Axl and Beatrice have to attend to before they can go on their journey in Chapter 2?

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

8. What mission do Gawain and Wistan share?

9. What does Beatrice remember and not remember about their son in Chapter 2?

10. In Chapter 4, who is old Steffa, and what did he tell Edwin?

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