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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 type of structure do Axl and Beatrice find at the beginning of Chapter 11?

2. In Chapter 6, what is Wistan doing while others are sleeping?

3. In Chapter 8, what does Edwin remember finding tied by the pond one day?

4. In Chapter 8, what does Edwin remember that Wistan thought was in the moat of the tower at one time?

5. After leaving the pond in "Gawain's Second Reverie," about how far is it to the giant's cairn?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 8, what does Edwin see when he reaches the central courtyard of the monastery?

2. What is Wistan's condition in Chapter 10?

3. In Chapter 13, why did the girl ask Axl and Beatrice to take a goat to the giant's cairn?

4. In "Gawain's Second Reverie," why does Axl insist on taking the goat to the giant's cairn?

5. Why can Axl and Beatrice not ride in a boat in Chapter 11, and how do they go down the river?

6. What does Axl remember about meeting Beatrice in Chapter 6?

7. In Chapter 6, why does Axl find it difficult to sleep?

8. Where is the young monk taking Edwin in Chapter 8?

9. What does Gawain say about the Edwin's bite in Chapter 7?

10. What does Beatrice think her foot touches in Chapter 7, and what does Axl say that her foot touched?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

A hero is a person who is known for their outstanding qualities or courage. Would either Wistan or Gawain be considered heroes?

Essay Topic 3

Conflict in a book is a struggle, usually between characters, but may also be a conflict with one’s self or with nature. Examine the conflicts in the novel and decide whether they are man vs. man, man vs. nature, man vs. self, and if conflicts are external or internal. What type of conflicts occur most in the novel; and of these conflicts, are they external or internal?

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