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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 is the name of the Inn?
(a) The Falcon Inn.
(b) The Falcon.
(c) The Falcon's Wing.
(d) The Winged Falcon.
2. Who else do Birle and the Lord discover is out on the waters with them?
(a) Two thugs.
(b) Two sailors.
(c) Two fishermen.
(d) Two pirates.
3. What is the first "treasure" that Birle's grandparents showed her?
(a) An antique piece of jewelry from the royal family.
(b) A sack full of gold.
(c) A map of the kingdom.
(d) A painting of Birle's mother.
4. What is Birle's position in society?
(a) Innkeeper's wife.
(b) Farmer's daughter.
(c) Innkeeper's daughter.
(d) Tavern wench.
5. Where on the ship is Orien moved to near the beginning of Chapter 11?
(a) The helm.
(b) The dungeon.
(c) The oars.
(d) The kitchen.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Yul do when Ker tries to fondle Birle?
2. What story does Birle tell the Lord?
3. What does Birle suggest the Lord do so as to increase her time spent with him once they reach the island?
4. What is Birle's goal in regards to the thief and the boat?
5. Who is the man in the crimson cloak?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does the name Corbel seem to stand for, who uses it, and why?
2. Why does Orien pretend to be like Ker and Torson when the brothers begin to look at Birle as a woman?
3. Why does Birle keep trying to prolong the time she spends with the Lord, and how does she do this in the beginning of Chapter 5?
4. Describe Ker and Torson's treatment of Orien and Birle.
5. 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?
6. Within Chapter 1, Birle observes the mysterious figure and has a brief encounter with him. What clues lead her to the conclusion that he is a city-man, what options does she rule out, and why?
7. 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?
8. What new information do we find out about Birle's family and life in Chapter 7?
9. In the beginning of Chapter 2, the mysterious man is asleep while Birle lies awake, yet she is unafraid. What makes her not fear this man?
10. In what ways does Birle demonstrate her independence and usefulness to the reader and Orien in Chapter 3?
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