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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is the man that Axl thinks is a warrior in Chapter 3?
(a) 28.
(b) Late 30s.
(c) 37.
(d) No more than 30.

2. In Chapter 3, where does Wistan want Axl and Beatrice to take Edwin?
(a) Fisher village on the river.
(b) Briton village.
(c) Saxon village.
(d) Monastery.

3. What is the name of Gawain's horse?
(a) Horace.
(b) Rufus.
(c) Lucy.
(d) Lady.

4. In Chapter 2 when it storms, where do Axl and Beatrice take shelter?
(a) In a hollow log.
(b) Small cave.
(c) Ruined villa.
(d) Old fort.

5. Where does Beatrice say they will have to take care in Chapter 2 when they cross the Great Plain?
(a) When crossing the river.
(b) Near a small stream.
(c) Where the giant is buried.
(d) Where the Roman is buried.

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

7. In Chapter 2, how long does a woman with a rabbit say that she and her husband were married?
(a) 45 years.
(b) 35 years.
(c) 40 years.
(d) 30 years.

8. In Chapter 3, what color cloak does Axl remember Beatrice wearing in a memory he recalls?
(a) Brown.
(b) Blue.
(c) Red.
(d) Green.

9. In Chapter 1, when was Beatrice's candle taken from her?
(a) 7 days ago.
(b) A few Sundays ago.
(c) A few Saturdays ago.
(d) 6 days. ago.

10. In Chapter 2, what question does Beatrice remember the old woman in rags asking her?
(a) "How will you and your husband prove your love for each other?"
(b) "How will you and your husband find your son?"
(c) "How will you and your husband remember?"
(d) How will you and your husband survive?"

11. In Chapter 1, what nickname does Axl use when he speaks to his wife?
(a) Sunshine.
(b) Darling.
(c) Blossom.
(d) Princess.

12. In Chapter 3, how tall are the grasses and dandelions near the Saxon village?
(a) 18 inches.
(b) 6 inches.
(c) Waist height.
(d) Knee height.

13. In Chapter 5, who was Gawain's uncle?
(a) Green Knight.
(b) Cerdic of Wessex.
(c) Black Knight.
(d) King Arthur.

14. In Chapter 5, whose men does Wistan think the soldiers are?
(a) Lord Terminus.
(b) Lord Rufus.
(c) Lord Wilanus.
(d) Lord Brennus.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Edwin in Chapter 4 when he heard his mother's voice?

2. In Chapter 1, what color hair did a woman have that Axl remembers was a healer in the village?

3. How many men guard the gate of the Saxon village in Chapter 3?

4. Who is already at the place where Beatrice and Axl take shelter in Chapter 2?

5. Why does a boatman come to a ruined villa in Chapter 2?

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