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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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 step aside and bathe.
(c) Permission to leave him and go back home.
(d) Permission to speak freely.

3. The fact that the man who has stolen the boat has no beard lets Birle realize that he holds what position in society?
(a) A huntsman.
(b) A married man.
(c) A Lord.
(d) A farmer.

4. What do Birle and the Lord do to keep themselves distracted while stranded on the rock?
(a) Talk about life in general.
(b) Discuss the ways to rule a kingdom.
(c) Sit closer together to stay warm.
(d) Talk about their families.

5. What is Birle's goal in regards to the thief and the boat?
(a) She wants to prevent the theft of the boat and capture the thief.
(b) She does not care and prefers to go back home.
(c) She wants to prevent the theft of the boat and does not care for the thief himself.
(d) She wants to capture the thief and take him back to the village.

6. What does Birle end up doing as she and the Lord are hiding under their cloaks on the boat?
(a) Sing softly.
(b) Fall asleep.
(c) Hum to herself.
(d) Recite poetry.

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

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

9. What do the people of the village and the Inn fear?
(a) Muir.
(b) The man.
(c) Strangeness.
(d) Birle.

10. Where do Birle and the Lord decide to spend the rest of the night in Chapter 5?
(a) On shore.
(b) On the docks.
(c) Back at the village.
(d) In the boat.

11. Who is the only person still wearing the shackles at the beginning of Chapter 11?
(a) Orien.
(b) Yul.
(c) Birle.
(d) The boy.

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

13. What does Birle conclude that the mysterious figure is after he spots her?
(a) A robber.
(b) A thief.
(c) A runaway servant.
(d) A huntsman.

14. What does Birle say in attempts to convince the Lord to take him with her on his journey?
(a) She says she knows how to hunt better than any man and can feed him well.
(b) She says that she is desperate to escape from her home.
(c) She says she knows the forest and what is in the forest is for eating.
(d) She says she is an excellent tracker.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Birle when the boat is thrown against the waves?

2. Who is Lyss?

3. What does Birle NOT think about as she and the Lord travel down the river?

4. What does the Lord think is the truth about his father's death?

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

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