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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3: Gawain's First Reverie to Gawain's Second Reverie.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 1, what is Axl and Beatrice's bed made from?
(a) Pine boughs.
(b) Straw.
(c) Turf.
(d) Goose feathers.

2. How many boys does Wistan say he trained with morning and night to become warriors in the Britons' ranks?
(a) 20 or more.
(b) 25.
(c) About 30.
(d) 35.

3. What does the young monk think happened to start the tower fire in Chapter 8?
(a) Lightning.
(b) Solider tripped and dropped a torch.
(c) Wistan set the fire.
(d) A lantern fell.

4. What does Wistan think the monastery used to be in Chapter 6?
(a) Battlefield.
(b) Garrison.
(c) Hill fort.
(d) Training ground.

5. What does Axl sense in their bedchamber in Chapter 6?
(a) Bats.
(b) Rats.
(c) Mice.
(d) Birds.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 7, what does Gawain say injured Edwin?

2. In Chapter 6, what color flowers does Axl remember seeing with Beatrice when he first met her?

3. What does Gawain remember widows throwing at him in "Gawain's First Reverie"?

4. How tall is the fence that surrounds the Saxon village in Chapter 3?

5. In Chapter 5, how long does Axl tell a soldier that Wistan and Edwin are to work for him to pay a debt?

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