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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 do to keep her mind distracted from Orien?
2. What saves Birle from Corbel's fate?
3. What do the nailed hands represent?
4. As Birle leaves to go find Orien, who does she run into?
5. What blocks the path of Birle, Yul, and Orien as they are escaping the city?
Short Essay Questions
1. What changes once Orien is back in the Kingdom?
2. 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?
3. Describe the relationship that Birle develops with the Earl.
4. Describe Birle's work as a slave for Joaquim and what drives her to work so hard.
5. Describe Damall's character and who he is.
6. What sort of reputation has Birle earned in Chapter 17 amongst the people of the city while being a slave?
7. How does Corbel see Birle differently now in Chapter 16?
8. How does Joaquim use Birle's education in reading and writing, and what does this mean for her?
9. When Orien is injured and Birle rushes to the laboratory, what does she realize?
10. In Chapter 21, once Orien is well, what differences does he say is in Birle's character?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Birle has an interesting relationship with Nan. Describe who Nan is and how she is related to Birle. What does Birle feel for Nan given their relationship? How does she feel about her in the beginning of the book compared to the end? Throughout the novel, Nan is mentioned or thought of by Birle. Are these thoughts positive or negative? Why is Birle thinking about Nan and what does she owe to Nan? Discuss their relationship and how it has affected Birle's person. Use examples from the book.
Essay Topic 2
Birle and Orien are two very different people. Compare and contrast not only their lifestyles but also their characters. How these two different people manage to get along? Use specific examples from the book.
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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