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

2. In Chapter 4, how old is Edwin?
(a) 13.
(b) 11.
(c) 14.
(d) 12.

3. At the end of Chapter 3, at what gate will Wiston meet Axl and Beatrice?
(a) West.
(b) East.
(c) South.
(d) North.

4. Who comes to question Axl and his companions when they are speaking with Gawain in Chapter 5?
(a) A young soldier.
(b) 2 soldiers.
(c) 3 soldiers.
(d) Gray-haired soldier.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What color tunics do the soldiers wear in Chapter 5?

2. In Chapter 3, what does Axl smell when they are in the Saxon village?

3. In Chapter 4, who does Edwin remember trying to curse him before he left the village?

4. Where was Edwin in Chapter 4 when he heard his mother's voice?

5. In Chapter 2, where do Beatrice and Axl rest after crossing the Great Plain?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 5, who do Axl and his group meet under an oak tree?

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

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

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

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

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

7. What mission do Gawain and Wistan share?

8. What is the place like where Axl and Beatrice live?

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

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

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