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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where do Aliena and Richard discover their father is being held?
(a) In a cave
(b) In the monastery
(c) In a church basement
(d) In prison

3. What are the values of the boys who gather in the marketplace?
(a) They believe in God and holy works.
(b) They respect their elders and parents.
(c) They believe in goodness and kind deeds.
(d) They scorn beauty and despise goodness.

4. Where does Waleran Bigod set up a meeting with Prior Philip?
(a) In Salisbury Cathedral
(b) In the Kingsbridge Cathedral
(c) In the ruins of Earl Bartholomew's castle
(d) In King Philip's castle

5. 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 is able to hunt ducks with a stone and a sling.
(d) He has impeccable social graces.

6. Where is Tom's third child born?
(a) In a church
(b) In a monastery
(c) In a warm cottage
(d) In a frozen forest

7. What is one of the first things Philip does in his new priory?
(a) He has all the monks go into fasting and prayer.
(b) He puts the monks to work and provides them with more food.
(c) He cuts the food portions of the monks.
(d) He stops the monks from working and tells them to pray

8. Who comes out of the forest to help Martha when she is hit on the head by a robber?
(a) Prior Philip
(b) Ellen and her son, Jack
(c) Aliena
(d) William Hamleigh

9. What is the favorite event for the young boys who gather in the marketplace?
(a) Cock fighting
(b) Watching a hanging
(c) Buying treats at the market
(d) Watching the king pass by

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

11. What impresses Prior Philip about Tom's plans for the cathedral?
(a) The cheap cost for materials he would use
(b) His detailed calculations of cost, time, and labor
(c) Tom will work for room and board.
(d) His intricate, costly designs

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

13. What horrifies Philip when he first sees Kingsbridge?
(a) The collapsed cathedral
(b) Cruelty and torture
(c) Poverty
(d) Ruin and disrepair

14. What is the reaction of the young boys toward the prisoner?
(a) They think he is a demon.
(b) They laugh hysterically at him until they fall down.
(c) They think he is strong and brave.
(d) They are afraid of him.

15. What does Prior Philip have the monks do when they go to the quarry?
(a) They pray for the safety of the men.
(b) They mine the stone.
(c) They light candles and begin to sing holy songs.
(d) They bless the quarrymen.

Short Answer Questions

1. What action does the person take who screamed at the prisoner's death?

2. What do Tom and Agnes do when they locate the thief that robbed them

3. What is the secret compromise that Philip proposes to the Hamleighs about the forests and quarry in Shiring?

4. Where do Tom and his family go for shelter from the freezing weather?

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

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