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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: Chapters 1-2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 2, what happened to the old woman in rags that Beatrice talked to?
(a) Her husband was taken away in a boat.
(b) Her husband died of a fever.
(c) Her husband was taken away by soldiers.
(d) Her husband was killed by a bear.

2. In Chapter 2, what time do Axl and Beatrice reach the edge of the Great Plain?
(a) Early afternoon.
(b) Late morning.
(c) Mid-morning.
(d) Noon.

3. What time of day do Axl and Beatrice wish to cross the Great Plain in Chapter 2?
(a) Close to noon.
(b) Mid-afternoon.
(c) Just after dawn.
(d) Just before sunset.

4. What does Beatrice say that the woman in rags that she talked to in Chapter 2 was weeping for?
(a) Loneliness.
(b) Sorrow.
(c) Grief.
(d) Heartbreak.

5. What type of trees line a sunken lane from Roman days in Chapter 2?
(a) Oaks and elms.
(b) Aspen and rowan.
(c) Hornbeam and hawthorn.
(d) Beech and ash.

Short Answer Questions

1. After leaving a ruined villa, where do Axl and Beatrice take shelter in Chapter 2?

2. In Chapter 1, what is Axl and Beatrice's bed made from?

3. In Chapter 1, what season is it?

4. At the end of Chapter 1, where do Axl and Beatrice decide to go?

5. In November, who did a woman claim to be who was wandering in a cloak of black rags?

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