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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is John unhappy with the idea of going to school?
(a) He resents the fact that he is growing older.
(b) He wants to be a warrior instead.
(c) He would rather remain at his father's side.
(d) He knows he is not smart enough to do well.

2. What title did Joan's father hold?
(a) Cardinal of Ingleheim.
(b) Canon of Ingleheim.
(c) Bishop of Ingleheim.
(d) Priest of Ingleheim.

3. What happens when Joan and her companions arrive at the Bishop's palace?
(a) They are jailed for bad behavior on the trip.
(b) They are interviewed and invited to dinner.
(c) They are immediately placed in the school dorms.
(d) They are bathed and invited to dinner.

4. How will Joan's marriage affect John's status at Dorstadt?
(a) John will be forced to leave and to go to a monastery.
(b) John will not be affected at all.
(c) John will be married as well.
(d) John will be sent home.

5. What does Joan discover about white wolves simply by observing them?
(a) That their pups require their father's to lick them into life.
(b) That their pups are born brown.
(c) That their pups are born with their eyes open.
(d) That their pups are born alive, contrary to popular belief.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to destroy the small village where Gudrun grew up?

2. For what reason does Matthew feel they should hide these lessons from their father?

3. For what reason does their father blame two people for the death of Matthew?

4. Why was Joan's mother considered a heathen by her father?

5. What happened to the servant Richild forced to walk beside the wagons in Chapter 9?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Joan manage to go with John to attend school at Dorstadt?

2. Who is the only person who knows Joan is a woman and how did he come to know this?

3. How does Richild convince the Bishop to back Joan's marriage?

4. How does Joan survive? How does she plan to continue to survive?

5. Who teaches Joan to read and write? Why do they keep this secret?

6. What does Joan notice at the home of the Bishop that she finds unusual?

7. What event allows Joan to take on the persona of her brother and enter a monastery under his name?

8. What decision has Gerold made while he was away from Joan?

9. Who does Aesculapius want to take on as a student?

10. Who invites Joan to attend school in Dorstadt? Why do Joan's parents allow this person to believe John is the intended student?

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