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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. Who is inside the bundle of dirty clothes that Yul leans against the wall?

2. Who is revealed to have murdered Orien's father?

3. What is Yul afraid of when he and Birle go to the marketplace?

4. What does Birle convince Joaquim to do at the beginning of Chapter 19?

5. What does Birle practice in the evenings with Joaquim?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Birle understand about Nan?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

From start to finish, Birle has a very independent nature. As the heroine of the novel, is her independence refreshing? Is it appropriate for the time period the novel is set in? How is she independent and what does her independence say about her character? How has this trait helped her or impeded her? How did she develop her independence and has it driven her to make the write or wrong choices? Give several examples from the novel to support your claims.

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Both Birle and Orien are runaways, but both have different reasons for running away. What are Birle's reasons? What are Orien's reasons? Are their reasons valid for running away? Take a look at all that has happened to them because they chose to run away. Could it all have been avoided if they remained where they were? If they had not run away, what might have become of them?

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