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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 impresses Tom about Ellen's son, Jack?
(a) He gives Tom's family his portion of food
(b) He offers the guests food before taking any for himself.
(c) He has impeccable social graces.
(d) He is able to hunt ducks with a stone and a sling.

2. What do the accusers do as the young man hangs from the noose?
(a) They turn and ride away.
(b) They jeer the person who screamed at the prisoner's death.
(c) They laugh at the dead man.
(d) They stare at the gallows.

3. What color eyes does the person have that the prisoner stares at in the crowd?
(a) Green as the grass
(b) Blue like the sea
(c) Gray and dull
(d) Golden and luminous

4. What is the description of the priest who is one of the condemned man's accusers?
(a) He is young, has black hair and a sharp nose, wears black robes, and has a dangerous look.
(b) He is fat, red faced, and clumsy.
(c) He is young with blond hair, blue eyes, and has a friendly face.
(d) He is old, bald, rides an old mare, and wears black robes.

5. After the death of Bishop James, who does Remingus see as his rival for the post of Prior of Kingsbridge?
(a) Waleran
(b) Francis
(c) Prior Philip
(d) Peter of Wareham

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the prisoner look at while he stands on the gallows?

2. What is Prior Philip's biggest problem at his small monastery?

3. What does Philip's brother, Francis, surprise him with when he comes to visit?

4. Where is Tom's third child born?

5. What are the values of the boys who gather in the marketplace?

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