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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the nailed hands represent?
(a) Ker and Torson's slave trade.
(b) Corbel's power.
(c) The injustice of slavery.
(d) The king's power.

2. In front of what does Birle sit at the beginning of Chapter 24?
(a) The river.
(b) Her holding.
(c) The castle.
(d) The Inn.

3. What does Damall do for Birle, Yul and Orien after meeting them?
(a) He has them taken to the mines.
(b) He has their chains and collars removed.
(c) He has them returned to Corbel.
(d) He has them caged.

4. When Birle tells Joaquim of the Kingdom, what does he think of it?
(a) He thinks of it as a non-existant kingdom.
(b) He thinks of it as a famine-filled kingdom.
(c) He thinks of it as a war-zone kingdom.
(d) He thinks of it as a magical kingdom.

5. What saves Birle from Corbel's fate?
(a) Her cooking.
(b) Her fighting.
(c) Her crying.
(d) Her education.

6. If someone asked Birle who she was, what would she be most likely to answer in Chapter 22?
(a) The Philosopher's maid.
(b) Yul's friend.
(c) An Innkeeper's Daughter.
(d) Orien's Lady.

7. What is revealed about Corbel's wife, Celinde?
(a) She is a rich old woman.
(b) She is a grand lady.
(c) She is a child.
(d) She is with child.

8. What does Birle discover has happened to Orien when she reaches his place?
(a) He is sick with fever.
(b) His master took him into the army with him.
(c) He has already been taken to the mines.
(d) He has already runaway on his own.

9. How long has it been since the beginning of the novel at the point where Birle and Orien finally are reunited during their time in slavery?
(a) A year.
(b) Six months.
(c) A few weeks.
(d) Two years.

10. Why does Damall not want to let Birle, Yul, and Orien go free just yet in Chapter 20?
(a) He wants to ransom Orien.
(b) He wants Birle to heal one of his men.
(c) He is wary and is afraid of being betrayed.
(d) He wants to use Birle's cleaning skills.

11. What happens at the end of Chapter 19?
(a) A figure jumps out and threatens to kill Birle.
(b) Corbel finds them and threatens to kill them.
(c) The army of men have found them.
(d) Orien dies.

12. What does Yul do to give alert to Birle in Chapter 19 during their escape from the city?
(a) Jump up and down.
(b) Growl.
(c) Snarl mutely.
(d) Shout.

13. What does Birle tell Yul to do if they get parted at the marketplace?
(a) To go back home.
(b) To stand still.
(c) To call out her name.
(d) To look for her.

14. How does Damall suggest Birle leave?
(a) By carrying Orien on her back.
(b) On a boat down the river.
(c) At night while Yul is sleeping.
(d) In broad daylight.

15. What can Nan tell about Birle without her saying anything?
(a) That Birle is married.
(b) That Birle is in love.
(c) That Birle broke her own heart.
(d) That Birle is pregnant.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where has Corbel gone for the summer?

2. What is another thing the Earl reveals to Birle in Chapter 23?

3. What happened to Joaquim's wife?

4. Where are Birle and Orien headed in Chapter 21?

5. Why are there two hands nailed to a board?

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