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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. What are on the walls of the chamber Axl and his companions find as they walk through the tunnel in Chapter 7?

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

3. In Chapter 8, what does Edwin remember that Wistan thought was in the moat of the tower at one time?

4. In Chapter 11, who does Axl see on a boat?

5. How many boys does Wistan say he trained with morning and night to become warriors in the Britons' ranks?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Chapter 12, what does Wistan want Edwin to promise?

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

4. Why does Father Brian wake Axl and the others, and where does he take them in Chapter 7?

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

6. In Chapter 7, what is the chamber like that Axl, Beatrice, Edwin, and Gawain find at the end of the tunnel?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Wistan has to make do with what he has at the monastery to keep himself and the other safe. How does Wistan make use of the resources he finds at the monastery? In what way is he resourceful there and in other places in the book?

Essay Topic 2

Mood is a literary element in a novel that evokes feelings in readers through the descriptions provided by the author. Colors are sometimes associated with mood. What color would you assign for the mood in the novel overall? Would you assign a different color or colors in various sections of the novel?

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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