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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 happened to Joaquim's wife?
(a) She drowned.
(b) She was murdered.
(c) She died from a summer fever.
(d) He never had a wife.

2. As Birle leaves to go find Orien, who does she run into?
(a) Joaquim.
(b) The Little Mistress.
(c) Corbel.
(d) Guards.

3. What does Birle realize about Nan's scolding?
(a) It is her way of showing care.
(b) It is her way of getting things done.
(c) It is her way of getting her anger out.
(d) It is her way of telling Birle she is incompetent.

4. What does Corbel suggest doing with Birle?
(a) Having her marry Joaquim.
(b) Giving her as a gift to his wife.
(c) Selling her away.
(d) Making her his second wife.

5. Who is inside the bundle of dirty clothes that Yul leans against the wall?
(a) Joaquim.
(b) Orien.
(c) The boy.
(d) The Little Mistress.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is another thing the Earl reveals to Birle in Chapter 23?

2. What happens at the end of Chapter 19?

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

4. What saves Birle from Corbel's fate?

5. What does Birle warn Orien about when she is finally able to talk with him?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Joaquim say to convince Corbel to let Birle continue staying with him, and why does he do it?

2. How does Corbel see Birle differently now in Chapter 16?

3. Describe Nan and Birle's meeting.

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

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

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

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

8. How is Birle's life now in Chapter 15, living with Joaquim?

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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