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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 6, where does Beatrice have blood seeping?

2. What does Wistan think the monastery used to be in Chapter 6?

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

4. How many does Jonas say have died from the cage in Chapter 6?

5. What does Edwin do when Axl and the others approach a portcullis in Chapter 7?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Gawain remember about the death of his old comrade, Master Buel in "Gawain's Second Reverie"?

2. What does Edwin sees when he climbs to the top of a precipice in Chapter 12?

3. In Chapter 8, what does Edwin see when he reaches the central courtyard of the monastery?

4. What does Axl remember about meeting Beatrice in Chapter 6?

5. In Chapter 6, why does Axl find it difficult to sleep?

6. Where did Beatrice and Axl find shelter in Chapter 13?

7. Who finds Edwin when he returns to the monastery in Chapter 8 and what does he do?

8. Where is the young monk taking Edwin in Chapter 8?

9. What does Beatrice think her foot touches in Chapter 7, and what does Axl say that her foot touched?

10. Why does Gawain remember that he took a woman into the battlefield in "Gawain's First Reverie"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The novel takes place in Britain’s Dark Age. What is the genre of the novel and why?

Essay Topic 2

Wistan knew Lord Brennus when they were boys. What was the relationship between Wistan and Brennus when they were boys? Why does Brennus seek revenge upon Wistan?

Essay Topic 3

The novel takes place in Britain in medieval times. Is the setting a neutral background not important to the novel, or does the setting take on the role of a character?

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