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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 Agnes tell Tom when she brings him his lunch?
(a) She found a weaving job.
(b) She is pregnant.
(c) She is going to visit her sister.
(d) She is leaving him.

2. What question does Tom ask Ellen after staying with her for a time?
(a) Can his family stay with her?
(b) Can she take care of his family while he goes to find work?
(c) What can he do to help her?
(d) Will she marry him?

3. Where do Tom and his family go for shelter from the freezing weather?
(a) Ellen and Jack invite them into their cave.
(b) To the church
(c) To the monastery
(d) To the earl's castle

4. Why is Jack happy about living in Kingsbridge despite Alfred's abuse?
(a) He gets to work on the cathedral.
(b) He never liked the forest.
(c) He enjoys the excitement of the town.
(d) He gets to see Aliena.

5. How does Aliena react when a robber strikes Richard on the head, trying to steal his sword?
(a) She grabs Richard and runs into the woods.
(b) She stabs the thief with her dagger and has Richard kill him with his sword.
(c) She cuts off the robber's head with the sword.
(d) She stabs the thief in the eye.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the description of the priest who is one of the condemned man's accusers?

2. After the death of Bishop James, who does Remingus see as his rival for the post of Prior of Kingsbridge?

3. What does the thief steal from Tom's family?

4. How do Richard and Aliena escape the castle?

5. How does Tom get hired to make repairs on Kingsbridge Cathedral?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Aliena and Richard escape from the castle?

2. Summarize the actions of the townspeople before the hanging takes place.

3. Describe the business that Aliena begins when she gets the money her father left for her and Richard with a priest in Winchester?

4. What is the vow that Aliena's father asks her to make when she and Richard visit him in prison?

5. Describe the plan Philip devises to get more work done on the cathedral before the visit from Bishop Henry.

6. Describe the condemned man's appearance.

7. Who is riding behind the oxcart that brings the condemned man to the gallows?

8. What is the favorite pastime of the young boys who gather early in the marketplace?

9. Summarize the location and outcome of the birth of Tom's third child.

10. What does the condemned man do as the noose is placed around his neck?

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