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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Orien say he feels towards his father for his actions?
(a) Understanding and no hatred.
(b) Pure blame and hatred.
(c) Pure blame yet no hatred.
(d) Understanding yet hatred.

2. What happens when Birle gives her leftover bread to the giant man?
(a) Birle is severely reprimanded.
(b) The giant man is thrown overboard.
(c) The giant man is given a whipping.
(d) The little boy tells Ker.

3. Who else do Birle and the Lord discover is out on the waters with them?
(a) Two pirates.
(b) Two fishermen.
(c) Two thugs.
(d) Two sailors.

4. What mistake does Birle make when the Lord pulls out his map?
(a) She accidentally burns a corner of the map while making a fire.
(b) She steps on the map as he is laying it on the ground.
(c) She agrees to let him keep the boat.
(d) She almost lets him know that she can read.

5. What causes the Lord to feel embarrassed in Chapter 3?
(a) When he attempts to catch some fish but is unable while Birle catches many.
(b) When he asks Birle where she is going and her response is that she is going to relieve herself.
(c) When he does not know how to cook the fish but Birle does .
(d) When he is unable to light a fire with his tinderbox yet Birle manages it easily.

6. What question from Birle turns the Lord reticent for two days?
(a) "Do you go south, then, to know if there are dragons?"
(b) "Can a Lord marry again, under the law?"
(c) "Why did you run away, my Lord?"
(d) "Do you never think that it is the man should bring a dowry to the woman?"

7. 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 a meal at the Inn.
(d) She offers him the map from her grandparents.

8. What does Birle finally reveal to the Lord?
(a) That she knows how to fight.
(b) That she hates the Earl.
(c) That her mother was a princess.
(d) That she can read and write.

9. What does Birle confess to having done back at the Inn?
(a) Running away as a child.
(b) Shirking her chores.
(c) Being with a man before marriage.
(d) Burying her grandparent's treasure.

10. Where do Birle and the Lord run to after they have been chased by a dog?
(a) Deeper into the forest.
(b) They jump in the water.
(c) Towards the village.
(d) Back to the boat.

11. What is the law for second marriages for Lords?
(a) It is not allowed.
(b) It is allowed once the first wife has been dead five years.
(c) It is allowed with some restrictions.
(d) It is allowed and even a third and fourth time.

12. What happens to Birle when the boat is thrown against the waves?
(a) She drowns.
(b) She grabs onto a rock and holds on to keep from drowning.
(c) She sees the Lord is drowning and saves him.
(d) She almost drowns but the Lord saves her.

13. What is the law for second marriages for commoners?
(a) It is not allowed.
(b) It is allowed with some restrictions.
(c) It is allowed once the first wife has been dead five years.
(d) It is not allowed but Nan was an exception.

14. How does Birle feel when she realizes she will never see the Lord again?
(a) Like a stone is crushing down on her.
(b) Like she will never experience such an adventure again.
(c) Like she is being freed of the burden of capturing him and facing reprimand.
(d) Like a stone has been lifted off of her.

15. What does Birle carry for the Lord as they begin their journey?
(a) A walking stick.
(b) A heavy sack.
(c) Nothing.
(d) The fishing spear.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Birle and the Lord decide to spend the rest of the night in Chapter 5?

2. How does the Lord say that men of his stature bathe in the winter?

3. What does the Lord confess to Birle once they are safe from the dog and men?

4. What does Birle promise the Lord?

5. What does Yul do when Ker tries to fondle Birle?

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