1. What does Evansford do when he hears about an unexplained death in St. Osyth?
(a) Evansford shut's their town borders.
(b) He uses Cracknell's moles as wards.
(c) Evansford paints each door lintel with chicken blood.
(d) He sacrifices a chicken to appease the Essex Serpent.

2. What does Cora think the initial sounds are when she overhears the man trying to help the sheep?
(a) The Essex Serpent.
(b) A wild boar hiding in the immediate area.
(c) Two men fighting.
(d) A man beating a child.

3. How does Naomi find herself a victim at the tavern?
(a) She is drawn in by the smell of her father.
(b) She has too much to drink.
(c) She likes being told she was pretty.
(d) She does not believe she was in any danger.

4. When the earthquake had hit Colchester, what did the neighboring town think had happened?
(a) Others thought there was a building collapse that shook the ground.
(b) The other towns did not feel the earthquake that happened in Colchester.
(c) The neighboring town thought there was a tsunami.
(d) The town of Maldon thought someone had set off dynamite.

5. What does Ned's mother say about his personality after he has been stabbed?
(a) She feels Edward is an entirely new person that she has to get to know all over again.
(b) She says Ned sleeps much more than he used to.
(c) She says Ned is much more intelligent than he used to be.
(d) She says Ned seems to have a dual personality since the stabbing.