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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 11, what does Axl rescue Beatrice from?

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

3. In Chapter 6, who does Axl remember encountering when he was riding horses with a companion?

4. Who helped Gawain find the tunnel in Chapter 7?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What does Edwin sees when he climbs to the top of a precipice in Chapter 12?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Wistan is caught by soldiers at the monastery. Who betrays Wistan to the soldiers, and why?

Essay Topic 3

There seems to be a universal loss of memory of the people in the novel. What causes this amnesia? What was the purpose of the mist? Did the mist serve its purpose?

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