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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: 1135-1136.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the old women in the crowd conclude about the person at whom the prisoner is looking?
(a) She is about to die.
(b) He is the prisoner's brother.
(c) He is old and weary.
(d) She is pregnant.

2. Why do three men ride behind the prisoner?
(a) They are his accusers.
(b) They try to keep order.
(c) They mock the prisoner publicly.
(d) They recite the prisoner's crime.

3. 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.

4. What do the older women bring to the marketplace when they go to watch the hanging?
(a) They bring wooden stools to sit while watching the hanging.
(b) They bring ale and food to sell at the hanging.
(c) They bring clothing to mend while at the hanging.
(d) They bring their weaving to pass the time.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Tom's third child born?

2. What horrifies Philip when he first sees Kingsbridge?

3. Where do Philip and his brother, Francis grow up after they are orphaned?

4. What is the condition of Tom and his family by the time Christmas arrives?

5. Who comes out of the forest to help Martha when she is hit on the head by a robber?

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