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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. Where are Birle and Orien headed in Chapter 21?

2. What day is nearing at the beginning of Chapter 22?

3. What does Birle suggest Orien do?

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

5. What does Yul do to give alert to Birle in Chapter 19 during their escape from the city?

Short Essay Questions

1. Birle realizes that Corbel, along with being cruel and greedy, is also clever. How is he clever, especially with the throwing of the feast?

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

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

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

5. Describe Birle's work as a slave for Joaquim and what drives her to work so hard.

6. How is Birle's life now in Chapter 15, living with Joaquim?

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

8. 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?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There are many characters in the novel that Birle and Orien meet. Choose one character and analyze him/her. Who is this character and what purpose does he/she serve to the story? What is his/her relationship to Birle and Orien?

Essay Topic 2

Joaquim, Birle's master in the city, is an interesting character. Analyze and discuss his character. Be sure to mention the differences between him and his brother, his interests, his traits, and his loyalty for Birle and Yul. Use examples from the book to support your statements.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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