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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. In Chapter 5, what does Beatrice think was in their dwelling after they lost their candle?
(a) Sprite.
(b) Rat.
(c) Mouse.
(d) Rabbit.

2. How many men guard the gate of the Saxon village in Chapter 3?
(a) 3.
(b) 7.
(c) 8.
(d) 5.

3. What are native to England in Chapter 1?
(a) Ogres.
(b) Trolls.
(c) Giants.
(d) Dragons.

4. In Chapter 1, what color hair did a woman have that Axl remembers was a healer in the village?
(a) Red.
(b) Brown.
(c) Black.
(d) Silver.

5. In Chapter 3, what does Axl smell when they are in the Saxon village?
(a) Excrement.
(b) Garlic.
(c) Petrefying meat.
(d) Onion.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 4, who does Edwin remember trying to curse him before he left the village?

2. Who comes to question Axl and his companions when they are speaking with Gawain in Chapter 5?

3. In Chapter 5, what do Lord Brennu's men gather for tax payments?

4. In Chapter 4, how old is Edwin?

5. From his perch in Chapter 4, how many soldiers can Edwin see?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Axl and Beatrice have to attend to before they can go on their journey in Chapter 2?

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

3. In Chapter 3, who rescues Axl and Beatrice from a mob?

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

5. What is the place like where Axl and Beatrice live?

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

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

8. In Chapter 4, who is old Steffa, and what did he tell Edwin?

9. What does Edwin hear her mother telling him to do in Chapter 4?

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

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