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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 see that Wistan does not in Chapter 12?

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

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

4. Who brings Axl and Beatrice something to eat in Chapter 6?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A flashback is a point in a story where the author takes readers back in time to present information that happened previously. How does the author use flashbacks in the book? What do flashbacks reveal about characters and events?

Essay Topic 2

Wistan has to make do with what he has at the monastery to keep himself and the other safe. How does Wistan make use of the resources he finds at the monastery? In what way is he resourceful there and in other places in the book?

Essay Topic 3

The novel takes place in Britain in medieval times. Is the setting a neutral background not important to the novel, or does the setting take on the role of a character?

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