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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4: 1142 - 1145.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does Tom get hired to make repairs on Kingsbridge Cathedral?
(a) Jack sets the cathedral on fire and Tom proposes a plan to the Prior for repairs.
(b) He wins a bid against another stonemason.
(c) He sets the cathedral on fire, hoping to get the job to repair it.
(d) He begs the prior for the job.

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

4. What does Waleran tell William would be an ideal insult to Philip?
(a) If William were confirmed as earl in Kingsbridge Cathedral
(b) If William married Aliena
(c) If William injures Philip in public
(d) If William takes Jonathan as his own son

5. What type of people live in the homes of the town square?
(a) Soldiers
(b) The poor of the town
(c) Prostitutes
(d) Craftsmen and traders

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Jack first talk to Aliena about literature?

3. What is the description of the priest who is one of the condemned man's accusers?

4. What does Philip respond to William's accusations?

5. What does Richard tell Aliena to do when he finds that she has lost everything?

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