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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. After the death of Bishop James, who does Remingus see as his rival for the post of Prior of Kingsbridge?
(a) Prior Philip
(b) Waleran
(c) Peter of Wareham
(d) Francis

2. Why does Philip go to see the Bishop of Kingsbridge after talking to his brother, Francis?
(a) He goes to ask the Bishop's help with a new cathedral.
(b) He goes to ask the Bishop to transfer Peter of Wareham to another monastery.
(c) He goes to tell the Bishop about the planned rebellion against King Stephen by Maud's followers.
(d) He goes to ask the Bishop to find a home for the baby.

3. What is Agnes' condition after the birth?
(a) She is peacefully sleeping.
(b) She is happy and glowing.
(c) She dies shortly after the birth.
(d) She is tired, but healthy.

4. Who is the master quarryman that Tom hires?
(a) Peter Wareham
(b) Otto Blackface
(c) Alfred Builder
(d) Otto Blackbeard

5. What do Tom and Agnes do when they locate the thief that robbed them
(a) They follow him and Tom kills him in a struggle.
(b) They run away from him.
(c) They have the sheriff arrest him.
(d) They wrestle him to the ground and he returns what he had stolen.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color eyes does the person have that the prisoner stares at in the crowd?

2. What does Aliena's and Richard's father make them vow to him?

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

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

5. What is the name of the ship that sinks after setting sail from England in 1120?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is the fate of the White Ship and its passengers after it sets sail from England in 1120?

4. How does Tom first meet Ellen and her son, Jack?

5. What is the deal that Archdeacon Waleran makes with Philip after the death of Prior James, the Prior of Kingsbridge?

6. What is the reaction of the townspeople as the man is led to the gallows?

7. Why does Abbot Peter transfer Prior Philip out of the monastery where he was born and where does he send him?

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

9. What is the secret compromise that Philip proposes to the Hamleighs about the forests and quarry in Shiring and how does this affect his relationship with Waleran?

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

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