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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 only thing that Beatrice can remember about her son in Chapter 2 before she and Axl cross the Great Plain?
2. What does Beatrice say that the woman in rags that she talked to in Chapter 2 was weeping for?
3. Why does a boatman come to a ruined villa in Chapter 2?
4. How long did the woman who came in November wander in the forest, fields, and villages?
5. In Chapter 1, what does Axl remember two shepherds claming to see?
Short Essay Questions
1. What mission do Gawain and Wistan share?
2. In Chapter 3, who rescues Axl and Beatrice from a mob?
3. In Chapter 2, what is the villa like where Beatrice and Axl take shelter?
4. At the end of Chapter 1, how does Beatrice think they will find their son's village?
5. Why does the boatman say that he is at the villa in Chapter 2?
6. Why does Edwin think that Wistan wants to stay off the main mountain road as they travel?
7. In Chapter 5, what roles do Wistan and Edwin assume when they meet soldiers at a bridge?
8. In Chapter 4, what does Edwin remember about being a prisoner of the ogres?
9. What do the soldiers look like that Axl and his group encounter in Chapter 5?
10. What does Beatrice remember and not remember about their son in Chapter 2?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
A wagon with a cage is found at the monastery. What is the purpose of the wagon and cage? In what way is the use of the cart a ritual? Why do the monks use the wagon and cage as penance? How successful has the use of the wagon and cart been?
Essay Topic 2
Wistan knew Lord Brennus when they were boys. What was the relationship between Wistan and Brennus when they were boys? Why does Brennus seek revenge upon Wistan?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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