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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 Birle learn about the Lord's character in Chapter 3?
(a) He is a dull man who wants to become more learned of the world.
(b) He is a quick man who can invent a lie and story.
(c) He is a slow man who knows nothing.
(d) He is a resourceful man who understands how to read the signs of nature.

2. When Birle awakens from sleeping on the boat in Chapter 6, what is she met with?
(a) Rain.
(b) Fog.
(c) Being kidnapped.
(d) The disappearance of the Lord.

3. What story does Birle tell the Lord?
(a) The story about Da's childhood.
(b) The story of her grandparent's treasure.
(c) The story about her grandmother and mother.
(d) The story of her growing up with brothers.

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

5. Why does the thief decide to keep Birle on board the boat and listen to her?
(a) She agrees to marry him.
(b) She agrees to row for him so that he can rest.
(c) She convinces him that she knows the area and without her, he will be lost.
(d) She says she will reward him for the return of the boat.

Short Answer Questions

1. What alerts the mysterious figure to Birle's presence?

2. What mistake does Birle make when the Lord pulls out his map?

3. What is the first thing our main character is said to have seen in the very beginning of the novel?

4. What does Birle promise the Lord?

5. What does Birle suggest so that she does not have to part from the Lord?

(see the answer key)

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