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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. Where does Edwin say that his mother is in Chapter 4?

2. In Chapter 1, what season is it?

3. How many Norsemen does a solider say have fallen by Wistan's hand?

4. In Chapter 2, what do Axl and Beatrice walk through after leaving a ruined villa?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Chapter 5, who do Axl and his group meet under an oak tree?

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

4. What do the soldiers look like that Axl and his group encounter in Chapter 5?

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

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

7. In Chapter 3, who rescues Axl and Beatrice from a mob?

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

9. What mission do Gawain and Wistan share?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Wistan asks Edwin to make a promise. What promise does Wistan ask Edwin to make? Does Edwin hesitate at the time he is asked to make the promise? Why does he later struggle with the promise?

Essay Topic 2

When Beatrice and Axl arrive at the Saxon village, they sense an atmosphere of fear. Why is there an atmosphere of fear in the Saxon village? What are the effect of that fear on the behavior of the villagers?

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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