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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, what color hair did a woman have that Axl remembers was a healer in the village?

2. In Chapter 1, what nickname does Axl use when he speaks to his wife?

3. In Chapter 4, how old is Edwin?

4. In Chapter 2, what does Beatrice give Axl to carry when they prepare to cross the Great Plain?

5. Why does a boatman come to a ruined villa in Chapter 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the land described in Chapter 1?

2. In Chapter 2, what does Beatrice tell Axl about the woman in rags that she spoke with a while back?

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

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 2, what is the villa like where Beatrice and Axl take shelter?

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

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

8. At the end of Chapter 1, how does Beatrice think they will find their son's village?

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

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

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

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

In the novel, some characters are more thoroughly described than others. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in the novel? What is the importance of these flat characters to the story line? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?

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