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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Birle feel at the thought of marrying Muir?

2. Who is Birle's master?

3. How many days are Birle and Orien stuck on the rock?

4. The man's speech makes Birle think that the thief is possibly a what?

5. What does Birle end up doing as she and the Lord are hiding under their cloaks on the boat?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Joaquim and Corbel are brothers, yet they are vastly different. Briefly describe their differences and mention why Corbel keeps Joaquim around.

3. Briefly describe what happened with the woman Orien loved.

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. What does the name Corbel seem to stand for, who uses it, and why?

6. Why did Birle used to shirk from her inn duties?

7. What drives Birle to suggest that she travel with the Lord, and what compels him to agree?

8. Describe Corbel's initial appearance and his character.

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

10. What new information do we find out about Birle's family and life in Chapter 7?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Joaquim, Birle's master in the city, is an interesting character. Analyze and discuss his character. Be sure to mention the differences between him and his brother, his interests, his traits, and his loyalty for Birle and Yul. Use examples from the book to support your statements.

Essay Topic 2

Yul is an interesting character who is present for a large portion of the novel. He has a special connection with Birle. Analyze and discuss this connection that they share. How did it start? Could Birle have this kind of connection with anyone else? What do these two go through together? What eventually leads them to separate? Does this mean that their connection is also severed?

Essay Topic 3

Birle had the chance to live an easy life with no work as a Lady. In the beginning, she had wanted the escape from her Inn duties but it seems that at the end, she has changed her mind. What has brought this change about? Why does she refuse the life of a Lady and go back to one where she must do all the work herself? What are her reasons for leaving Orien and not telling him? Is she right to do so? How is she finally taking control of her Fortune's Wheel with this decision?

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