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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 10, what body part does Wistan have bound in sacking?

2. Who did Gawain first think he saw when he saw Axl and Beatrice in "Gawain's Second Reverie?

3. In Chapter 8, who found Wistan after he fought the soldiers?

4. What does Edwin see that Wistan does not in Chapter 12?

5. In Chapter 7, who told the monks Wistan's identity?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Gawain remember about the death of his old comrade, Master Buel in "Gawain's Second Reverie"?

2. Who finds Edwin when he returns to the monastery in Chapter 8 and what does he do?

3. In Chapter 7, what is the chamber like that Axl, Beatrice, Edwin, and Gawain find at the end of the tunnel?

4. In Chapter 7, who do Axl, Beatrice, and Edwin encounter in the tunnel?

5. In Chapter 6, what do Axl, Wistan, and Edwin find in an old building?

6. Why does Father Brian wake Axl and the others, and where does he take them in Chapter 7?

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

8. In Chapter 10, what did Wistan say about his relationship with Lord Brennus?

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

10. In Chapter 12, what does Wistan want Edwin to promise?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Point-of-view is how the author tells the story and allows readers to interpret characters and events. What two points of view are used in the novel? How does using those points of view affect what readers know about characters and events?

Essay Topic 2

Wistan has a feeling of danger at the monastery. What are premonitions? What characters have premonitions? How do those premonitions come to pass? How do premonitions affect characters and their survival?

Essay Topic 3

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

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