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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 Birle tell Yul to do if he is mistreated?
(a) Run away.
(b) Refuse to eat.
(c) Crush Damall's head.
(d) Stomp on Damall.

2. What does Birle request of the Earl and his Lady near the end of Chapter 23?
(a) To wed Orien immediately.
(b) To give birth to her child in the castle.
(c) To leave the castle and not return.
(d) To have her family brought to the castle.

3. What does Yul do to give alert to Birle in Chapter 19 during their escape from the city?
(a) Snarl mutely.
(b) Shout.
(c) Growl.
(d) Jump up and down.

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

5. Where has Corbel gone for the summer?
(a) To the Kingdom.
(b) On vacation.
(c) To search for pirates.
(d) Into the service of a prince.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Orien present Birle with two silver fish?

2. What does Birle hope to accomplish at the marketplace in Chapter 13?

3. Why does Joaquim save Birle from being taken by Corbel?

4. It is soon known by the people of the city that Birle is what?

5. How is Corbel's absence an advantage to Joaquim?

Short Essay Questions

1. Birle sees a hand nailed to a board holding a gold coin and she finds out that there is another hand on the other side as well as the heads that go with the hands elsewhere at the marketplace. What do these represent and who are they?

2. Describe Nan and Birle's meeting.

3. Birle realizes that Corbel, along with being cruel and greedy, is also clever. How is he clever, especially with the throwing of the feast?

4. What changes once Orien is back in the Kingdom?

5. What does Birle understand about Nan?

6. Why does Birle reveal to Joaquim that she can read?

7. How do the Lord's sentences seem on Hearing Day?

8. What does Birle decide at the end of Chapter 19?

9. When Orien is injured and Birle rushes to the laboratory, what does she realize?

10. Describe Damall's character and who he is.

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