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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 does Edwin do when Axl and the others approach a portcullis in Chapter 7?

2. At the beginning of Chapter 13, where do Axl and Beatrice find shelter?

3. What does Axl sense in their bedchamber in Chapter 6?

4. What does Axl see in a wooden lidless box on a boat in Chapter 11?

5. If someone had to jump from the tower, what might cushion their fall?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Gawain remember that he took a woman into the battlefield in "Gawain's First Reverie"?

3. In "Gawain's First Reverie," who was Axl and what did he regret?

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

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

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. What is Wistan's condition in Chapter 10?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Someone who is honorable does what is right, even though it may be difficult. In what way are Axl, Gawain, and Wistan honorable? What does honor have to do with commitments they make?

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