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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3: 1140 - 1142.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the young men in the marketplace think is lucky for a condemned man?
(a) To break his neck, resulting in a quick death
(b) To hang slowly in the hope of being rescued
(c) To be forgiven by a priest
(d) To have a friend shoot him with an arrow before he hangs

2. What does the prisoner do after the noose is placed around his neck?
(a) He begins to cry.
(b) He begins to scream.
(c) He starts to sing.
(d) He begins to beg for mercy.

3. What is Agnes' condition after the birth?
(a) She is tired, but healthy.
(b) She is happy and glowing.
(c) She dies shortly after the birth.
(d) She is peacefully sleeping.

4. What horrifies William when he goes to visit Kingsbridge?
(a) It is in ruins.
(b) It is full of beggars and thieves.
(c) It is more affluent than Shiring.
(d) It is burned to the ground.

5. What does Philip decide to do with the baby that Francis brought to the monastery?
(a) He gives the baby to a peasant family.
(b) He gives the baby to an orphanage.
(c) He leaves the baby at a convent.
(d) He decides to keep the baby and raise it in the monastery.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the older women bring to the marketplace when they go to watch the hanging?

2. What happens to Tom's baby son after his birth?

3. Why are the peasants afraid to go to the Kingsbridge market?

4. What is the favorite event for the young boys who gather in the marketplace?

5. What is the historical significance of the ship that flounders off Balfour?

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