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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is inside the bundle of dirty clothes that Yul leans against the wall?
(a) The Little Mistress.
(b) Orien.
(c) The boy.
(d) Joaquim.

2. Where has Corbel gone for the summer?
(a) To search for pirates.
(b) Into the service of a prince.
(c) To the Kingdom.
(d) On vacation.

3. What does the Earl reveal to Birle in Chapter 23?
(a) That he knows who she really is.
(b) That he knew her grandparents.
(c) That he does not think she and Orien suit one another.
(d) That he does not like her.

4. What is Birle's main goal for going to the marketplace?
(a) To meet new people.
(b) To search for Joaquim's herbs.
(c) To buy useful household items.
(d) To look for Orien.

5. What does Birle do to keep her mind distracted from Orien?
(a) Sleep.
(b) Read.
(c) Work.
(d) Write.

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

7. What does Damall suggest as a deal to Birle in Chapter 20?
(a) He keeps Birle while Yul and Orien go free.
(b) He keeps Orien and Yul and Birle goes free.
(c) He keeps Yul while Birle and Orien go free.
(d) He keeps Orien while Yul and Birle go free.

8. What were Nan and Da planning to do with Birle before her wedding to Muir?
(a) Force her to leave the country.
(b) Take her away to another village until Muir gave up.
(c) Tie her to the bed and tell Muir she only had days to live.
(d) Tie her to the bed and tell Muir she had a spotted fever.

9. What does Joaquim give Birle?
(a) His wife's old clothing.
(b) A chance to see Orien.
(c) Freedom.
(d) Money.

10. To whom is Birle taken to be cared for in Chapter 22?
(a) Gladaegal's wife.
(b) The maidservants.
(c) Gladaegal.
(d) Orien's grandfather.

11. Who does Joaquim say has fled the city after Corbel's marriage?
(a) Corbel's soldiers.
(b) The priests.
(c) Orien.
(d) The guildsmen.

12. What does Birle hope to accomplish at the marketplace in Chapter 13?
(a) Finding another master.
(b) Seeing Orien.
(c) Escaping.
(d) Purchasing bread.

13. During what season are Birle and Orien currently traveling in Chapter 21?
(a) Spring.
(b) Summer.
(c) Autumn.
(d) Winter.

14. What does Joaquim tell Birle to hope for?
(a) Orien's quick death.
(b) Corbel purchasing Orien.
(c) Orien escaping the mines.
(d) Orien being re-sold elsewhere.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What keeps Birle on the move while working as a slave?

2. As Birle leaves to go find Orien, who does she run into?

3. What does Birle suggest Orien do?

4. What do the notices around the city state?

5. In front of what does Birle sit at the beginning of Chapter 24?

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