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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the Lord agree to take Birle with him on his journey?
(a) He has fallen in love with her and secretly wishes to marry her.
(b) He likes to rescue damsels in distress.
(c) He needs someone to get food and cook for him as he travels.
(d) He realizes he can use her to pretend to be his wife in certain situations.

2. What does the dog do to the Lord?
(a) Bites his throat.
(b) Attacks him.
(c) Tries to play with him.
(d) Sniffs him then walks away.

3. What does Birle NOT think about as she and the Lord travel down the river?
(a) The end of the journey and the parting.
(b) Her Da, brothers, and Nan.
(c) The life of an Innkeeper's daughter.
(d) Her grandparents.

4. What does Birle suggest so that she does not have to part from the Lord?
(a) She says she will travel with him as his brother.
(b) She says she will travel with him as a servant.
(c) She says she will travel with him as his sister.
(d) She says she will travel with him as his wife.

5. Where do Birle and the Lord decide to spend the rest of the night in Chapter 5?
(a) On the docks.
(b) Back at the village.
(c) In the boat.
(d) On shore.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the thief decide to keep Birle on board the boat and listen to her?

2. Where do Birle and the Lord run to after they have been chased by a dog?

3. What is the only name by which Birle says she knows of her mother's father?

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

5. What do the people of the village and the Inn fear?

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