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

2. What does the prisoner do after the noose is placed around his neck?
(a) He begins to beg for mercy.
(b) He starts to sing.
(c) He begins to cry.
(d) He begins to scream.

3. What do the accusers do as the young man hangs from the noose?
(a) They jeer the person who screamed at the prisoner's death.
(b) They turn and ride away.
(c) They stare at the gallows.
(d) They laugh at the dead man.

4. What is the condition of Tom and his family by the time Christmas arrives?
(a) They are healthy and warm in a new home.
(b) They are starving
(c) They are doing well because of Tom's new job.
(d) They are happy to be together in a warm cave.

5. What do the older women bring to the marketplace when they go to watch the hanging?
(a) They bring ale and food to sell at the hanging.
(b) They bring clothing to mend while at the hanging.
(c) They bring wooden stools to sit while watching the hanging.
(d) They bring their weaving to pass the time.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of people live in the homes of the town square?

2. What is one of the first things Philip does in his new priory?

3. What action does the person take who screamed at the prisoner's death?

4. What are the values of the boys who gather in the marketplace?

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

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