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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. How many does Jonas say have died from the cage in Chapter 6?

2. In Chapter 11, who does Axl see on a boat?

3. In Chapter 8 when Edwin remembered being in the old tower, what did the tower look like from inside?

4. What are on the walls of the chamber Axl and his companions find as they walk through the tunnel in Chapter 7?

5. At the beginning of Chapter 12, what does Wistan think flies past as he and Edwin climb?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. In Chapter 11, what does Axl have to do to rescue Beatrice?

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

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

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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