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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. If someone asked Birle who she was, what would she be most likely to answer in Chapter 22?

2. What does Birle discover has happened to Orien when she reaches his place?

3. How does Damall suggest Birle leave?

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

5. Why is the Earl (Orien's grandfather) initially impatient with Birle?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Orien is injured and Birle rushes to the laboratory, what does she realize?

2. Describe Nan and Birle's meeting.

3. What sort of reputation has Birle earned in Chapter 17 amongst the people of the city while being a slave?

4. What is decided upon in Chapter 20 of how they will be set free?

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

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

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

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

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

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

The entire novel is told from Birle's point of view. Authors use a certain point of view to achieve a certain mood for the story. What do you think Voigt is trying to achieve in allowing us only Birle's thoughts and views? Why not see Orien's? How might the story have been different if we were to glimpse at what Orien thought. Would our thinking of the events of the book possibly change?

Essay Topic 2

Birle wants control of her own life and situations, but she continually feels that fortune has a hand in everything. Joaquim even says "There are some who say that the Lady Fortune has a wheel , and all men are fixed upon it. The wheel turns, the men rise or fall, with the turning of the wheel." What does Joaquim mean with this statement? Who is Lady Fortune and how does it relate to Birle's view of fortune? How does fortune take away Birle's control?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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