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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 job does Prince John offer the archery contest winner?
(a) Constable.
(b) Reeve.
(c) Chamberlain.
(d) Bodyguard.

2. What song does Friar Tuck sing?
(a) Some Are Gaming.
(b) I, A Wandering Scholar Lad.
(c) We In Our Wandering.
(d) The Barefooted Friar.

3. What color horse does the mysterious knight ride?
(a) Chestnut.
(b) White.
(c) Black.
(d) Silver.

4. Why do the robbers return the money to the Disinherited Knight's messenger?
(a) Because the Disinherited Knight appears to challenge the robbers.
(b) Because the messenger earnestly begs for it.
(c) Because the Disinherited Knight defeated the robbers' enemies.
(d) Because the robbers discover the Disinherited Knight is their leader.

5. Who does the mysterious knight challenge to mortal combat?
(a) Brian de Bois-Guilbert.
(b) Malvoisin.
(c) Prince John.
(d) Front-de-Boeuf.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rebecca do in secret after the tournament?

2. Who does the Palmer say Bois-Guilbert has ordered to rob Isaac the Jew?

3. Who manages to escape from the attack on the Saxons in the forest?

4. What is King Richard known as?

5. What is the name of Cedric's ward?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Rebecca return money to Gurth in Chapter 10?

2. Who attacks Gurth? Why do they return Gurth's money to him?

3. In Chapter 14, how does Cedric show his displeasure with his son? Why is Cedric displeased with his son?

4. In Chapter 16, where does the Black Knight seek lodging for the night?

5. Who do the horsemen encounter at the Sunken Cross?

6. What happens to King Richard as he is traveling through Europe? How does this affect the leadership of England?

7. Why does Cedric forbid Lady Rowena from appearing before the Normans?

8. What task is granted to the winner of the day's tournament?

9. What does Front-de-Boeuf demand of Isaac, and with what torture does he threaten Isaac?

10. Where are Cedric and Athelstane imprisoned in Torquilstone? What do they think about while being held captive in Chapter 21?

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