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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 6, what is Wistan doing while others are sleeping?

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

3. In Chapter 12, what type of trees does Wistan see when they get to the top?

4. What does Wistan think the monastery used to be in Chapter 6?

5. Where is Wistan bruised in Chapter 10?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. In Chapter 8, what does Edwin remember seeing by a pond one day?

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

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

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

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

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

A wagon with a cage is found at the monastery. What is the purpose of the wagon and cage? In what way is the use of the cart a ritual? Why do the monks use the wagon and cage as penance? How successful has the use of the wagon and cart been?

Essay Topic 2

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 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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