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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 is the name of the little girl whom Axl remembers went missing in Chapter 1?
(a) Margaret.
(b) Rachel.
(c) Anna.
(d) Marta.

2. What type of tree is known as "the old thorn" in Chapter 1?
(a) Beech.
(b) Poplar.
(c) Alder.
(d) Hawthorn.

3. How many Norsemen does a solider say have fallen by Wistan's hand?
(a) About 30.
(b) 40.
(c) More than 50.
(d) 60.

4. In Chapter 4, who does Edwin remember trying to curse him before he left the village?
(a) Mother.
(b) Uncle.
(c) Aunt.
(d) Grandmother.

5. In Chapter 4, what type of tree does Edwin choose when Wistan asks him to keep watch?
(a) Elm.
(b) Oak.
(c) Rowan.
(d) Willow.

Short Answer Questions

1. From where does Edwin see the village in Chapter 4?

2. How far is it to Axl and Beatrice's son's village?

3. How long ago does Axl think in Chapter 1 that a woman was in the village who was a healer?

4. In Chapter 3, what does Axl smell when they are in the Saxon village?

5. In Chapter 4, what did a creature look like that kept attacking Edwin when he was caged by the ogres?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 2, what does Beatrice tell Axl about the woman in rags that she spoke with a while back?

2. Who does Axl remember in Chapter 1 that no one else seems to remember?

3. How is the land described in Chapter 1?

4. Why does Edwin think that Wistan wants to stay off the main mountain road as they travel?

5. Why does the boatman say that he is at the villa in Chapter 2?

6. In Chapter 3, what does Beatrice see at the gate, and how is that different from when she was at the Saxon village before?

7. What mission do Gawain and Wistan share?

8. In Chapter 1, what are everyday hazards for people?

9. What are some areas of Britain like in the time when Axl and Beatrice live in Chapter 1?

10. At the end of Chapter 1, how does Beatrice think they will find their son's village?

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