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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. What does Edwin remember Steffen telling him in Chapter 4 that the villagers hid from in the barn when Edwin was very young?
(a) Wolves.
(b) Dragon.
(c) Wild dogs.
(d) Ogres.

2. In Chapter 3, what does Axl smell when they are in the Saxon village?
(a) Petrefying meat.
(b) Onion.
(c) Excrement.
(d) Garlic.

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

4. In Chapter 2, what type of village will Axl and Beatrice shelter in the first night of their journey?
(a) Celt.
(b) Saxon.
(c) Carvetti.
(d) Viking.

5. What is the name of the girl Axl remembers in Chapter 1 who gave Beatrice a candle several weeks ago?
(a) Priscilla.
(b) Nora.
(c) Megan.
(d) Zoe.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Axl meet and talk with Wistan in Chapter 3?

3. In Chapter 3, where does Wistan want Axl and Beatrice to take Edwin?

4. In Chapter 2, what happened to the old woman in rags that Beatrice talked to?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How is the land described in Chapter 1?

4. What mission do Gawain and Wistan share?

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

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

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

8. In Chapter 4, what does Edwin remember about being a prisoner of the ogres?

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

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

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