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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. What is the only thing that Beatrice can remember about her son in Chapter 2 before she and Axl cross the Great Plain?
3. In Chapter 4, what does Edwin remember covered his cage when he was captured by the ogres?
4. In Chapter 4, what type of tree does Edwin choose when Wistan asks him to keep watch?
5. How long does it take to walk to the next settlement from where Axl and Beatrice live?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 4, who is old Steffa, and what did he tell Edwin?
2. What do the soldiers look like that Axl and his group encounter in Chapter 5?
3. What does Beatrice remember and not remember about their son in Chapter 2?
4. What does Edwin hear her mother telling him to do in Chapter 4?
5. What are some areas of Britain like in the time when Axl and Beatrice live in Chapter 1?
6. In Chapter 5, what roles do Wistan and Edwin assume when they meet soldiers at a bridge?
7. In Chapter 1, what are everyday hazards for people?
8. In Chapter 5, who do Axl and his group meet under an oak tree?
9. What does Wisan want Axl and Beatrice to do in Chapter 3 and why?
10. How is the land described in Chapter 1?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The novel takes place in Britain in medieval times. Is the setting a neutral background not important to the novel, or does the setting take on the role of a character?
Essay Topic 2
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 3
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?
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