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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Joaquim announce to Birle near the end of Chapter 18?
(a) That he is really Corbel's father.
(b) That he is leaving the city.
(c) That he has finally achieved alchemy.
(d) That he intends to marry her.

2. Where does Birle think she and Orien will be the safest as Orien heals?
(a) Back at the rocks.
(b) At the village they pass.
(c) By the shore.
(d) Deep into the forest.

3. What does Joaquim tell Birle will happen eventually in the city because of Corbel's marriage?
(a) A wedding.
(b) A civil battle.
(c) A birth.
(d) A war.

4. Why does Joaquim save Birle from being taken by Corbel?
(a) To protect her.
(b) She is useful to him.
(c) He is in love with her.
(d) He cares for her like a daughter.

5. Where are Birle and Orien headed in Chapter 21?
(a) Far away.
(b) To the rock.
(c) To the Kingdom.
(d) To the port city.

6. What day is nearing at the beginning of Chapter 22?
(a) Hearing Day.
(b) Christmas.
(c) The Earl's birthday.
(d) Harvest Day.

7. What is Joaquim's goal?
(a) To write a book of herbs.
(b) To grow a herb garden.
(c) To transmute anything into gold.
(d) To transmute other metals into gold.

8. How does Orien's brother greet him?
(a) Nonchalantly.
(b) Enviously.
(c) Angerly.
(d) Joyously.

9. 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 had a spotted fever.
(d) Tie her to the bed and tell Muir she only had days to live.

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

11. Why does Corbel get angry with Birle?
(a) Because she cannot understand Yul.
(b) Because Joaquim's labratory is dirty.
(c) Because she distracts the soldiers.
(d) Because she is dirty.

12. What surprises Orien about Hearing Day?
(a) That it is so short.
(b) That it is so long.
(c) That it is run by his grandfather.
(d) That it is not organized.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom is Birle taken to be cared for in Chapter 22?

2. Who does Joaquim say has fled the city after Corbel's marriage?

3. What does Birle decide to reveal to Joaquim upon his questioning?

4. Why is the Earl (Orien's grandfather) initially impatient with Birle?

5. 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?

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