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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the Earl reveal to Birle in Chapter 23?
(a) That he knows who she really is.
(b) That he knew her grandparents.
(c) That he does not like her.
(d) That he does not think she and Orien suit one another.

2. What does Joaquim give Birle?
(a) Freedom.
(b) A chance to see Orien.
(c) Money.
(d) His wife's old clothing.

3. Why does Corbel get angry with Birle?
(a) Because she distracts the soldiers.
(b) Because she is dirty.
(c) Because Joaquim's labratory is dirty.
(d) Because she cannot understand Yul.

4. What is revealed about Corbel's wife, Celinde?
(a) She is a rich old woman.
(b) She is with child.
(c) She is a child.
(d) She is a grand lady.

5. Once Orien is well, what happens to him at night?
(a) His wounds hurt.
(b) He has insomnia.
(c) He has nightmares.
(d) He is attacked by a dog.

Short Answer Questions

1. During what season are Birle and Orien currently traveling in Chapter 21?

2. How long has it been since the beginning of the novel at the point where Birle and Orien finally are reunited during their time in slavery?

3. To whom is Birle taken to be cared for in Chapter 22?

4. How is Corbel's absence an advantage to Joaquim?

5. It is soon known by the people of the city that Birle is what?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the Lord's sentences seem on Hearing Day?

2. What is Birle grateful for having known?

3. In Chapter 21, once Orien is well, what differences does he say is in Birle's character?

4. Birle sees a hand nailed to a board holding a gold coin and she finds out that there is another hand on the other side as well as the heads that go with the hands elsewhere at the marketplace. What do these represent and who are they?

5. When Orien is injured and Birle rushes to the laboratory, what does she realize?

6. Describe the relationship between Joaquim and Birle in Chapter 19.

7. How is Birle's life now in Chapter 15, living with Joaquim?

8. What does Birle understand about Nan?

9. What does Birle come to understand about Gladaegal?

10. What does Birle decide at the end of Chapter 19?

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