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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 tell Yul to do if he is mistreated?

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

3. Why does Orien present Birle with two silver fish?

4. Who is Damall?

5. Who is the woman who sits with the Earl in his room?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. Describe Nan and Birle's meeting.

8. What is Birle grateful for having known?

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

10. What does Birle understand about Nan?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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

Loyalty is a theme seen within the novel various times. Analyze and discuss the loyalty between one of the following pairs:

1. Birle and Orien.

2. Birle and Joaquim.

3. Birle and Yul.

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