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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Orien do to entertain Birle and pass the time while they are stranded on the rock?
(a) Tell a story.
(b) Sing.
(c) Draw pictures in the sand.
(d) Dance.

2. What does Birle grow accustomed to doing as she and Orien talk?
(a) Staring into Orien's eyes then looking away and talking.
(b) Wringing the water out of her clothing.
(c) Curling up in a ball and drawing her cloak around her for warmth.
(d) Speaking without thought and forgetting he is a Lord.

3. When Birle begins to fear for their lives, what does the Lord promise to do?
(a) Marry her.
(b) Keep her safe.
(c) Return her to her home safely.
(d) Kill her before she is kidnapped by men.

4. How do the people of the village bathe in the winter, according to Birle?
(a) By sitting in metal tins.
(b) By sitting in tubs.
(c) By standing in wine barrels.
(d) By standing in wooden crates.

5. On the first evening, what does Birle attempt to request of the Lord?
(a) Permission to catch a rabbit for a meal.
(b) Permission to speak freely.
(c) Permission to leave him and go back home.
(d) Permission to step aside and bathe.

Short Answer Questions

1. What story does Birle tell the Lord?

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

3. About whom do Birle and Orien tell stories, all with different plots?

4. How does Birle feel when she realizes she will never see the Lord again?

5. How does Birle know that the mysterious figure is not a robber?

(see the answer key)

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