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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. To whom is Birle taken to be cared for in Chapter 22?
2. Where are Birle and Orien headed in Chapter 21?
3. If people in the Kingdom asked, what was Birle and Orien's cover story for Orien?
4. It is soon known by the people of the city that Birle is what?
5. What does Birle suggest Orien do?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe Nan and Birle's meeting.
2. Describe the relationship between Joaquim and Birle in Chapter 19.
3. 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?
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. Why does Birle reveal to Joaquim that she can read?
6. How does Corbel see Birle differently now in Chapter 16?
7. What is decided upon in Chapter 20 of how they will be set free?
8. How is Birle's life now in Chapter 15, living with Joaquim?
9. When Orien is injured and Birle rushes to the laboratory, what does she realize?
10. What does Joaquim say to convince Corbel to let Birle continue staying with him, and why does he do it?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The concept of fear is used throughout the book, especially by Corbel. What is fear and how does it control a man? How does a man control it? How does a man use fear as a means of control? Discuss the ideas of fear and control as separate entities and how they work together. Use examples and characters from the book. Mention the times that Birle has been afraid and analyze why. Was it another person who made her afraid or an outside force? Was her fear justified?
Essay Topic 2
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?
Essay Topic 3
Family is an important theme, especially in the beginning of the novel. Both Birle and Orien share stories of their families with one another. What is the importance of family to each character and how has family led them to their journey? How does the idea of a family tie-in to the end of the novel?
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