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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. As Birle watches the Lord shave, what understanding does she come to about this?
(a) She realizes shaving is a waste of precious time.
(b) She realizes men look better with beards.
(c) She realizes that shaving can be very dangerous.
(d) She realizes men look better without beards.

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

3. What about the strange man captures Birle once he awakens in the morning?
(a) The wink he sends her.
(b) His bellflower blue eyes.
(c) His straight nose.
(d) His tousled dark hair.

4. What does the Lord finally reveal to Birle as they are talking during the period of being stranded?
(a) That he is Orien, the Earl's brother.
(b) That he is Orien, the new Earl.
(c) That he is Orien, the second in line to be Earl.
(d) That he is Orien, the next in line to be Earl.

5. What aspect of human nature is exemplified by Birle in this first chapter?
(a) Brute strength.
(b) Independence.
(c) Cowardice.
(d) Forgiveness.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Lyss?

2. When Birle awakens from sleeping on the boat in Chapter 6, what is she met with?

3. What is Birle's position in society?

4. Why does the Lord agree to take Birle with him on his journey?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What convinces the Lord to accept Birle as a traveling companion?

2. Briefly describe what happened with the woman Orien loved.

3. What do the stranger and Birle discover about each other now that there is light, and how is it different from their initial impressions?

4. For a young girl and an Innkeeper's daughter, Birle displays a very independent nature. Give a few examples of how she displays this in Chapter 1.

5. What are the "treasures" Birle's grandparents bestow upon her and why are they so important?

6. What information do we finally learn about the Lord in Chapter 7? Why did he not reveal his identity sooner?

7. Describe how Birle is treated by the middling man.

8. Near the end of Chapter 5, the Lord is very sorrowful and then complains about having to sleep in a boat. Briefly describe just what he says and what his words tell us about his character.

9. Briefly describe the discussion about Doubt that the Lord and Birle have.

10. How could the initial encounter between Birle and the thief be described?

(see the answer keys)

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