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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What relation do Joaquim and Corbel have?
(a) They are brothers.
(b) They are father and son.
(c) They are friends.
(d) They are servant and master.

2. What does the Lord call Birle every so often?
(a) Falcon's Child.
(b) Little One.
(c) Inndaughter.
(d) Innkeeper's Daughter.

3. Soon after they begin walking, what do Birle and the Lord find?
(a) The king's army.
(b) A band of gypsies.
(c) Birle's Da and brothers.
(d) A group of men cooking food.

4. Who is the only person still wearing the shackles at the beginning of Chapter 11?
(a) Birle.
(b) The boy.
(c) Orien.
(d) Yul.

5. What does Orien tell Birle without her even asking?
(a) That he never married but has one child.
(b) That he hates his father for dying.
(c) That he has never married, nor does he have children.
(d) That he is married but has no children.

6. What is the law for second marriages for Lords?
(a) It is not allowed.
(b) It is allowed with some restrictions.
(c) It is allowed and even a third and fourth time.
(d) It is allowed once the first wife has been dead five years.

7. What does Birle conclude that the mysterious figure is after he spots her?
(a) A huntsman.
(b) A robber.
(c) A thief.
(d) A runaway servant.

8. What is Birle's position in society?
(a) Farmer's daughter.
(b) Innkeeper's daughter.
(c) Innkeeper's wife.
(d) Tavern wench.

9. Who is the man in the crimson cloak?
(a) Joaquim.
(b) Corbel.
(c) Ker.
(d) Torson.

10. When does Birle find out that she will be freed?
(a) Never.
(b) In seven year's time.
(c) In six year's time.
(d) In six month's time.

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

12. When Birle finally awakens on the ship after being rescued from the rock, what does she discover?
(a) Her entire body is chained.
(b) She is in the captain's cabin.
(c) She is still on the rock and the rescue was a dream.
(d) Her feet are chained.

13. Why does the Lord agree to take Birle with him on his journey?
(a) He needs someone to get food and cook for him as he travels.
(b) He realizes he can use her to pretend to be his wife in certain situations.
(c) He has fallen in love with her and secretly wishes to marry her.
(d) He likes to rescue damsels in distress.

14. What does Birle carry for the Lord as they begin their journey?
(a) Nothing.
(b) A heavy sack.
(c) A walking stick.
(d) The fishing spear.

15. What happens to Birle when the boat is thrown against the waves?
(a) She grabs onto a rock and holds on to keep from drowning.
(b) She sees the Lord is drowning and saves him.
(c) She drowns.
(d) She almost drowns but the Lord saves her.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is discovered about Birle's engagement to Muir?

2. What is put on Birle and Yul to identify them as belonging to Corbel?

3. The man who rescues Orien and Birle trades what for their rescue?

4. As Birle watches the Lord shave, what understanding does she come to about this?

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

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