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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. Who does this laughing visitor take an instant liking to?

2. What does Elizabeth do to Pagnell when he kisses her?

3. What do Joss and Alyx look for work as?

4. Who was dressed up as a guard at the execution?

5. What does Rosamund yell from the crowd of spectators at the scene of the execution?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Roger Chatworth visit the camp?

2. What does Judith tell Alyx about the family feud after Alyx returns home from the fair?

3. What happens when Alyx arrives at the monastery after a two-hour long journey?

4. What does Alyx notice in the moments before her execution?

5. Why does Brian Chatworth come to the outlaw's camp?

6. How do the convicts react when Alyx leaves the camp?

7. What do Raine and Alyx do together at the fair?

8. What misunderstandings had the king believed?

9. What news does Alyx learn of the Montgomerys?

10. What happens during the fight between Roger and Raine?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Alyx's character growth. How does her character at the beginning of the novel compare to her character at the end of the novel? How and why is she able to grow?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the Montgomery-Chatworth feud. Which characters are involved in this feud? How did the feud start? Does it end by the conclusion of the novel? If so, how?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the antagonist of the novel, Pagnell? Why is he the antagonist of the novel? What does he do to the protagonist, Alyx? What is his purpose in the novel? What are his defining character traits?

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