3. What does Joaquim announce to Birle near the end of Chapter 18?
(a) That he is really Corbel's father.
(b) That he has finally achieved alchemy.
(c) That he intends to marry her.
(d) That he is leaving the city.

4. What do the notices around the city state?
(a) A feast to celebrate the Prince's one year of rule.
(b) A reminder that Corbel is the ruler.
(c) A wanted poster for Orien.
(d) A warning to slaves not to escape.

5. Who is the woman who sits with the Earl in his room?
(a) Orien's mother.
(b) Orien's aunt.
(c) Orien's sister.
(d) Orien's grandmother.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Birle's main goal for going to the marketplace?

2. Where does Birle think she and Orien will be the safest as Orien heals?

3. What does the Earl reveal to Birle in Chapter 23?

4. What does Birle do to keep her mind distracted from Orien?

5. Once Orien is well, what happens to him at night?

Short Essay Questions

1. What changes occur in Orien and Birle's relationship in Chapter 21 after Birle and Orien have escaped slavery and Orien is now healed?

2. Who is Lady Fortune and what does Joaquim say about her?

3. 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?

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

5. Describe Birle's work as a slave for Joaquim and what drives her to work so hard.

6. Describe Nan and Birle's meeting.

7. How does Joaquim use Birle's education in reading and writing, and what does this mean for her?

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

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

10. Describe the relationship that Birle develops with the Earl.

(see the answer keys)

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