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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Birle distract the Lord when he says he will take her back to the village?
(a) She offers to spear a fish.
(b) She offers to help him steal the boat.
(c) She offers him the map from her grandparents.
(d) She offers him a meal at the Inn.

2. What mythological creature does the Earl use as an example in the discussion that he and Birle have about doubt?
(a) Mermaids.
(b) Dragons.
(c) Nymphs.
(d) Phoenixes.

3. How old does Birle discover that the Lord is?
(a) Eighteen.
(b) Twenty.
(c) Nineteen.
(d) Seventeen.

4. As Birle watches the Lord shave, what understanding does she come to about this?
(a) She realizes that shaving can be very dangerous.
(b) She realizes men look better without beards.
(c) She realizes men look better with beards.
(d) She realizes shaving is a waste of precious time.

5. What types of people has Birle heard tales about since childhood, which might speculate as to who this mysterious figure might be?
(a) Runaway servants and murderers.
(b) Robbers and murderers.
(c) Runaway slaves and their masters.
(d) Robbers and runaway servants.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Birle forced to do to protect the Lord?

2. What is the true treasure that Birle's grandparents give her?

3. How do the people of the village bathe in the winter, according to Birle?

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

5. What happened to the one woman that Orien loved?

(see the answer key)

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