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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. In Chapter 4, what does Edwin remember covered his cage when he was captured by the ogres?
2. How long ago does Axl think in Chapter 1 that a woman was in the village who was a healer?
3. In Chapter 2, what does Beatrice give Axl to carry when they prepare to cross the Great Plain?
4. Where was Edwin in Chapter 4 when he heard his mother's voice?
5. Why does a boatman come to a ruined villa in Chapter 2?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 2, what does Beatrice tell Axl about the woman in rags that she spoke with a while back?
2. What is the place like where Axl and Beatrice live?
3. At the end of Chapter 1, how does Beatrice think they will find their son's village?
4. In Chapter 3, what does Beatrice see at the gate, and how is that different from when she was at the Saxon village before?
5. In Chapter 5, what roles do Wistan and Edwin assume when they meet soldiers at a bridge?
6. How is the land described in Chapter 1?
7. In Chapter 2, what is the villa like where Beatrice and Axl take shelter?
8. In Chapter 4, what does Edwin remember about being a prisoner of the ogres?
9. What happened earlier in the day to some men and a boy from the Saxon village who went fishing in Chapter 3?
10. What are some areas of Britain like in the time when Axl and Beatrice live in Chapter 1?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The novel takes place in Britain in medieval times. Is the setting a neutral background not important to the novel, or does the setting take on the role of a character?
Essay Topic 2
A flashback is a point in a story where the author takes readers back in time to present information that happened previously. How does the author use flashbacks in the book? What do flashbacks reveal about characters and events?
Essay Topic 3
Wistan has a feeling of danger at the monastery. What are premonitions? What characters have premonitions? How do those premonitions come to pass? How do premonitions affect characters and their survival?
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