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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the nickname of the singer in Chapter 2?
(a) "The wanderer".
(b) "The weeper".
(c) "The harper".
(d) "The angel".

2. What does Kate note about the singer when she hears singing in Chapter 2?
(a) The singer is not very good at singing.
(b) The singer sings very loudly.
(c) The singer has a good voice.
(d) The singer sounds sad.

3. What has the estate recently suffered as of Chapter 6?
(a) A plague amongst the farm animals.
(b) A fire in the kitchen.
(c) A flood in the cellar.
(d) A harvest failure.

4. While Sir Geoffrey is away in Chapter 4, who should Kate answer to?
(a) Christopher.
(b) Randal.
(c) Master John.
(d) Old Dorothy.

5. Why does Alicia begin to cry in Chapter 1?
(a) Because Prince Edward is ill.
(b) She is happy to see her father.
(c) She believes she is to be executed.
(d) She is upset to see the Queen.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Kate hope when she arrives at the leper's hut in Chapter 6?

2. Where does Linda live?

3. Who is the author of the novel "The Perilous Gard"?

4. Where does Sir Geoffrey live?

5. What does the stranger fear after asking Sir Geoffrey for a few things in Chapter 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Kate promise Christopher that she will avoid doing in Chapter 6?

2. What does Christopher believe is the reason that Cecily is being held hostage in Chapter 6?

3. What is Kate's punishment for the letter in Chapter 1?

4. What part has Sir Geoffrey played in Cecily's disappearance?

5. What difference of opinion do Kate and Alicia have in Chapter 1?

6. What mysterious things does Kate see and hear upon arriving at Perilous Gard in Chapter 2?

7. What does Kate tell Christopher about at the beginning of Chapter 6?

8. What does Alicia ignore in Chapter 1?

9. What do Christopher and Kate worry about in terms of timing in Chapter 6?

10. What does Christopher tell Kate about Cecily's disappearance in Chapter 4?

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