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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. What does Birle grow accustomed to doing as she and Orien talk?

2. What allows Birle to feel that the thief is no threat to her?

3. What happens when Birle gives her leftover bread to the giant man?

4. What does the Lord think is the truth about his father's death?

5. What does Orien tell Birle without her even asking?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the "treasures" Birle's grandparents bestow upon her and why are they so important?

2. Chapter 2 discusses a brief family background of Birle's. Who is Granda, Gran, Lyss, Da, and Nan and how are they related to Birle?

3. Where should Birle be in the beginning of Chapter 1 instead of where she is, and why is she not there?

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

5. Why does Orien pretend to be like Ker and Torson when the brothers begin to look at Birle as a woman?

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

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

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

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

10. What tactics does Birle use in attempts to draw out her time spent with the Lord?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Loyalty is a theme seen within the novel various times. Analyze and discuss the loyalty between one of the following pairs:

1. Birle and Orien.

2. Birle and Joaquim.

3. Birle and Yul.

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

We meet Gladaegal as we near the end of the novel. Compare and contrast Gladaegal and Orien. How is their relationship with one another? Who might make a better Earl, and why?

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