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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. In Chapter 6, what does Axl remember were used to dig the grave for the grey-haired soldier?
(a) Shovel.
(b) Stick.
(c) Stones and sword.
(d) Stones and sticks.

2. Who rides Horace in "Gawain's Second Reverie"?
(a) Axl.
(b) Beatrice.
(c) Edwin.
(d) Wistan.

3. In Chapter 10, what body part does Wistan have bound in sacking?
(a) Right leg.
(b) Left arm.
(c) Chest.
(d) Shoulder.

4. Who brings Axl and Beatrice something to eat in Chapter 6?
(a) Father Peter.
(b) Father Paul.
(c) Father Brian.
(d) Father Andrew.

5. What does Axl see in a wooden lidless box on a boat in Chapter 11?
(a) Rabbits.
(b) Frogs.
(c) Fish.
(d) Rats.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 7, what covers the floor of the chamber Axl and his companions find when they walk through the tunnel?

2. In Chapter 11, who does Axl see on a boat?

3. At the beginning of Chapter 13, where do Axl and Beatrice find shelter?

4. When Edwin gets to the top, what does he see on the inhospitable plain in Chapter 12?

5. What is the name of the person in Chapter 13 who told the children to feed their goats poisoned leaves?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Gawain say about the Edwin's bite in Chapter 7?

2. In Chapter 8, what does Edwin remember seeing by a pond one day?

3. Where is the young monk taking Edwin in Chapter 8?

4. In Chapter 11, what does Axl have to do to rescue Beatrice?

5. In Chapter 6, why does Axl find it difficult to sleep?

6. Who finds Edwin when he returns to the monastery in Chapter 8 and what does he do?

7. What did Gawain remember about the death of his old comrade, Master Buel in "Gawain's Second Reverie"?

8. In "Gawain's Second Reverie," why does Axl insist on taking the goat to the giant's cairn?

9. In Chapter 7, what is the chamber like that Axl, Beatrice, Edwin, and Gawain find at the end of the tunnel?

10. What does Axl remember about meeting Beatrice in Chapter 6?

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