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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. What article of clothing does Birle use in hopes of the rain soaking it?
(a) Orien's hat.
(b) Orien's cloak.
(c) Her cloak.
(d) Her hat.

2. What is discovered about Birle's engagement to Muir?
(a) Granda and Gran arranged it.
(b) Birle is the one who accepted the proposal on her own.
(c) Nan and Da forced her into it.
(d) Birle is vehemently against it.

3. When Birle finally awakens on the ship after being rescued from the rock, what does she discover?
(a) Her entire body is chained.
(b) She is still on the rock and the rescue was a dream.
(c) Her feet are chained.
(d) She is in the captain's cabin.

4. What is the first thing our main character is said to have seen in the very beginning of the novel?
(a) A boat.
(b) Nothing. She hears someone.
(c) A man.
(d) A shadow.

5. What mistake does Birle make when the Lord pulls out his map?
(a) She almost lets him know that she can read.
(b) She agrees to let him keep the boat.
(c) She accidentally burns a corner of the map while making a fire.
(d) She steps on the map as he is laying it on the ground.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. As Birle watches the Lord shave, what understanding does she come to about this?

3. What types of people has Birle heard tales about since childhood, which might speculate as to who this mysterious figure might be?

4. Thinking about what makes Birle NOT want to return to the Inn?

5. About whom do Birle and Orien tell stories, all with different plots?

Short Essay Questions

1. Chapter 2 discusses a brief family background of Birle's. Who is Granda, Gran, Lyss, Da, and Nan and how are they related to Birle?

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

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

4. Describe how Birle is treated by the middling man.

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

6. What tactics does Birle use in attempts to draw out her time spent with the Lord?

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

8. 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.

9. Up until Chapter 6, Birle has more or less played the man's role in catching fish, rowing the boat, and even saving the Lord by slitting a dog's throat. But in this chapter, how does the Lord finally portray traits that are deemed "manly" by society?

10. Where should Birle be in the beginning of Chapter 1 instead of where she is, and why is she not there?

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