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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened to the one woman that Orien loved?
(a) His father stole her away and left the country.
(b) She died before they could wed.
(c) His father, the Earl, married her instead.
(d) His brother married her instead.

2. How does the Lord say that men of his stature bathe in the winter?
(a) By sitting in tubs.
(b) By standing in wine barrels.
(c) By standing in wooden crates.
(d) By sitting in metal tins.

3. Birle knows that the movement she sees at the beginning of the novel is not a man of the village because of what?
(a) Men of the village make no noise.
(b) Men of the village carry a light.
(c) Men of the village are shorter.
(d) Men of the village always walk in pairs.

4. What does the Lord think is the truth about his father's death?
(a) He died from old age.
(b) He was murdered.
(c) He was poisoned.
(d) He died from a fever.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Birle's goal in regards to the thief and the boat?

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

3. Who else does the older man buy?

4. What does the Lord call Birle every so often?

5. What does Orien tell Birle without her even asking?

(see the answer key)

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