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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 1, when was Beatrice's candle taken from her?

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

3. What are native to England in Chapter 1?

4. What does Edwin remember Steffen telling him in Chapter 4 that the villagers hid from in the barn when Edwin was very young?

5. What type of trees line a sunken lane from Roman days in Chapter 2?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does the boatman say that he is at the villa in Chapter 2?

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

4. In Chapter 4, who is old Steffa, and what did he tell Edwin?

5. What happened earlier in the day to some men and a boy from the Saxon village who went fishing in Chapter 3?

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

7. What mission do Gawain and Wistan share?

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

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

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

Point-of-view is how the author tells the story and allows readers to interpret characters and events. What two points of view are used in the novel? How does using those points of view affect what readers know about characters and events?

Essay Topic 2

Mood is a literary element in a novel that evokes feelings in readers through the descriptions provided by the author. Colors are sometimes associated with mood. What color would you assign for the mood in the novel overall? Would you assign a different color or colors in various sections of the novel?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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