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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does the Lord tell Birle about the life of a wife of a huntsman?
(a) They become fine ladies and are always happy.
(b) They become drunks yet life a life of luxury.
(c) They live a life of luxury yet cheat on their husbands.
(d) They become drunks and cheat on their husbands.

3. Who does Orien wave his arms towards from his location on the rock?
(a) Hallucinations.
(b) No one. He was stretching but Birle thought he was waving.
(c) A boat he sees in the distance.
(d) Birle.

4. What is Joaquim's occupation?
(a) Fisherman.
(b) Farmer.
(c) Lord.
(d) Philosopher.

5. What does Birle suggest so that she does not have to part from the Lord?
(a) She says she will travel with him as his sister.
(b) She says she will travel with him as his wife.
(c) She says she will travel with him as a servant.
(d) She says she will travel with him as his brother.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who chases Birle and the Lord?

2. What relation do Joaquim and Corbel have?

3. How does Orien say he feels towards his father for his actions?

4. What does Birle learn about the Lord's character in Chapter 3?

5. What does Birle grow accustomed to doing as she and Orien talk?

Short Essay Questions

1. For a young girl and an Innkeeper's daughter, Birle displays a very independent nature. Give a few examples of how she displays this in Chapter 1.

2. In the beginning of her travels down the river with the Lord, Birle notes differences between him and men that she knows. What are they?

3. In what ways does Birle demonstrate her independence and usefulness to the reader and Orien in Chapter 3?

4. What convinces the Lord to accept Birle as a traveling companion?

5. Joaquim and Corbel are brothers, yet they are vastly different. Briefly describe their differences and mention why Corbel keeps Joaquim around.

6. Briefly describe what happened with the woman Orien loved.

7. Describe the encounter between the dog, the Lord, and Birle. What about Birle's character is expressed through her actions?

8. Why does Birle agree to marry Muir, and how does she feel about the wedding near the end of Chapter 2?

9. What leads Birle to suspect that perhaps the Lord might have committed a wrongdoing against another Lord?

10. What drives Birle to suggest that she travel with the Lord, and what compels him to agree?

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