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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 is Constance carrying as she patrols the wall while under attack by the rats?

2. Constance Badger pulls the Churchmouse family in the cart, acting as guide and _____.

3. What does Constance Badger think of the rats' fiasco in the elm tree?

4. What is chronicled in the Redwall tapestry?

5. Father Abbot Mortimer describes the mice of Redwall as being "mice of _____."

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Father Abbot Mortimer's impression of Matthias at the beginning of the book, and what does he tell Matthias?

2. What do Brothers Rufus and George include in their incident report?

3. What does Cluny want Shadow to do and why?

4. How does Ragear feel about being separated from Cluny?

5. How and when are the rats going to launch a second attack on Redwall, and how does Sela know this?

6. How does Basil Stag Hare create a diversion so that Matthias can get into St. Ninian's?

7. Why is Matthias filled with self-doubt when he is lost in Mossflower Wood and how does he handle this?

8. What are Cornflower's duties at Redwall and how do they increase after Matthias returns?

9. When Basil Stag Hare introduces himself to Matthias, what credentials does he list?

10. What does Cheesethief think to himself when he overhears Cluny promising to promote the weasel Scragg over his rats?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain how Jess Squirrel saves Redwall from the battering ram. How does this turn the tide of the battle?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the chaotic life of the sparrows. What is their place of residence like? How does King Bull Sparra's being in power contribute to this chaos?

Essay Topic 3

Compare the nature of the rats with the nature of the mice of Redwall. Which are more human in the way they deal with the world? What is the author trying to say about the nature of humans through his portrayal of the animals?

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