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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: 1135-1136.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the description of the priest who is one of the condemned man's accusers?
(a) He is young with blond hair, blue eyes, and has a friendly face.
(b) He is fat, red faced, and clumsy.
(c) He is old, bald, rides an old mare, and wears black robes.
(d) He is young, has black hair and a sharp nose, wears black robes, and has a dangerous look.

2. What impresses Tom about Ellen's son, Jack?
(a) He is able to hunt ducks with a stone and a sling.
(b) He gives Tom's family his portion of food
(c) He offers the guests food before taking any for himself.
(d) He has impeccable social graces.

3. Where is Tom's third child born?
(a) In a warm cottage
(b) In a church
(c) In a monastery
(d) In a frozen forest

4. What do the old women in the crowd conclude about the person at whom the prisoner is looking?
(a) She is about to die.
(b) She is pregnant.
(c) He is old and weary.
(d) He is the prisoner's brother.

5. Who does the prisoner look at while he stands on the gallows?
(a) His father
(b) His mother
(c) A girl of about 15 years of age
(d) A young boy

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the accusers do as the young man hangs from the noose?

2. What is Prior Philip's biggest problem at his small monastery?

3. What is the condemned man accused of stealing?

4. What reaction do the old women have toward the prisoner?

5. Why are the boys terrified at the moment of the prisoner's death?

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