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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the true treasure that Birle's grandparents give her?
(a) Reading and writing.
(b) A map leading to the Lord's hidden treasure.
(c) A large inheritance.
(d) A heavy dowry.

2. What is Birle's goal in regards to the thief and the boat?
(a) She wants to prevent the theft of the boat and capture the thief.
(b) She wants to capture the thief and take him back to the village.
(c) She wants to prevent the theft of the boat and does not care for the thief himself.
(d) She does not care and prefers to go back home.

3. What does the Lord tell Birle about the life of a wife of a huntsman?
(a) They become drunks yet life a life of luxury.
(b) They become fine ladies and are always happy.
(c) They live a life of luxury yet cheat on their husbands.
(d) They become drunks and cheat on their husbands.

4. On the first evening, what does Birle attempt to request of the Lord?
(a) Permission to step aside and bathe.
(b) Permission to speak freely.
(c) Permission to leave him and go back home.
(d) Permission to catch a rabbit for a meal.

5. What does Birle learn about the Lord's character in Chapter 3?
(a) He is a quick man who can invent a lie and story.
(b) He is a resourceful man who understands how to read the signs of nature.
(c) He is a slow man who knows nothing.
(d) He is a dull man who wants to become more learned of the world.

Short Answer Questions

1. The man's speech makes Birle think that the thief is possibly a what?

2. How does Birle feel at the thought of marrying Muir?

3. How do the people of the village bathe in the winter, according to Birle?

4. What is the first thing our main character is said to have seen in the very beginning of the novel?

5. How does the Lord say that men of his stature bathe in the winter?

(see the answer key)

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