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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. What is the name of the boy rescued from monsters in Chapter 3?

2. How long ago does Axl think in Chapter 1 that a woman was in the village who was a healer?

3. In Chapter 3, how tall are the grasses and dandelions near the Saxon village?

4. Where do Axl and Beatrice live?

5. In Chapter 4, how old is Edwin?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Someone who is honorable does what is right, even though it may be difficult. In what way are Axl, Gawain, and Wistan honorable? What does honor have to do with commitments they make?

Essay Topic 2

There seems to be a universal loss of memory of the people in the novel. What causes this amnesia? What was the purpose of the mist? Did the mist serve its purpose?

Essay Topic 3

A hero is a person who is known for their outstanding qualities or courage. Would either Wistan or Gawain be considered heroes?

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