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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Birle confess to having done back at the Inn?
(a) Burying her grandparent's treasure.
(b) Running away as a child.
(c) Shirking her chores.
(d) Being with a man before marriage.

2. Why does the thief decide to keep Birle on board the boat and listen to her?
(a) She agrees to row for him so that he can rest.
(b) She agrees to marry him.
(c) She says she will reward him for the return of the boat.
(d) She convinces him that she knows the area and without her, he will be lost.

3. What types of people has Birle heard tales about since childhood, which might speculate as to who this mysterious figure might be?
(a) Robbers and murderers.
(b) Robbers and runaway servants.
(c) Runaway slaves and their masters.
(d) Runaway servants and murderers.

4. Who tries to buy Birle first?
(a) The mines.
(b) The middling man.
(c) Two craftsmen.
(d) The older man.

5. What happened to the one woman that Orien loved?
(a) His father stole her away and left the country.
(b) His father, the Earl, married her instead.
(c) She died before they could wed.
(d) His brother married her instead.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Birle know that the mysterious figure is not a robber?

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

3. What does Corbel suggest doing with Birle?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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