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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 does the Lord think is the truth about his father's death?
(a) He was murdered.
(b) He died from old age.
(c) He was poisoned.
(d) He died from a fever.

2. What aspect of human nature is exemplified by Birle in this first chapter?
(a) Cowardice.
(b) Brute strength.
(c) Independence.
(d) Forgiveness.

3. What is put on Birle and Yul to identify them as belonging to Corbel?
(a) Collars.
(b) Shackles.
(c) Anklets.
(d) Tattoos.

4. How many days are Birle and Orien stuck on the rock?
(a) Nine.
(b) Eight.
(c) Eleven.
(d) Seven.

5. What alerts the mysterious figure to Birle's presence?
(a) She trips and lets out a yelp.
(b) She falls into the river making a splash.
(c) She steps on wooden planks which make noise.
(d) She calls out to the figure.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Birle know that the mysterious figure is not a robber?

2. What does the Lord tell Birle about the life of a wife of a huntsman?

3. The man who rescues Orien and Birle trades what for their rescue?

4. Who chases Birle and the Lord?

5. What does Birle finally reveal to the Lord?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. Near the end of Chapter 5, the Lord is very sorrowful and then complains about having to sleep in a boat. Briefly describe just what he says and what his words tell us about his character.

3. What do the Lord and Birle discuss about second marriages and second wives?

4. 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?

5. Name a few differences in lifestyle between Birle and Orien that they mention.

6. 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?

7. What do Ker and Torson say when Orien tells them of his heritage, and where he and Birle are from?

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

9. How could the initial encounter between Birle and the thief be described?

10. What do the stranger and Birle discover about each other now that there is light, and how is it different from their initial impressions?

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