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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Philip find hiding in Earl Bartholomew's castle?
(a) Aliena, Richard, and their manservant, Matthew
(b) William Hamleigh
(c) Ellen and Jack
(d) Martha and Alfred

2. What do Tom and Agnes do when they locate the thief that robbed them
(a) They wrestle him to the ground and he returns what he had stolen.
(b) They have the sheriff arrest him.
(c) They run away from him.
(d) They follow him and Tom kills him in a struggle.

3. What action does the person take who screamed at the prisoner's death?
(a) Grabs the prisoner's dangling feet
(b) Takes a cockerel out of a sack and slices its throat
(c) Throws feces at the accusers
(d) Takes a lamb and stabs it in the heart

4. What does the thief steal from Tom's family?
(a) A mason's tool
(b) A pig
(c) A sack of gold coins
(d) A loaf of bread

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 leaves the baby at a convent.
(c) He decides to keep the baby and raise it in the monastery.
(d) He gives the baby to an orphanage.

6. Who does the prisoner look at while he stands on the gallows?
(a) A girl of about 15 years of age
(b) A young boy
(c) His mother
(d) His father

7. Where do Aliena and Richard intend to go after their escape?
(a) To Winchester to find out where their father is
(b) To Kingsbridge to seek Prior Philip's help
(c) To the forest where no one can find them
(d) To Salisbury

8. What does William Hamleigh do when he finds Aliena in the earl's castle?
(a) He and his groom rape Aliena, cut off a piece of Richard's ear, and kill Matthew.
(b) He and his groom beat Matthew and Richard, and rape Aliena.
(c) He and his groom cut off Richard's hand and rape Aliena.
(d) He and his groom rape Aliena and Richard, but let Matthew go.

9. What happens to Tom's baby son after his birth?
(a) The baby dies.
(b) Tom leaves the baby behind.
(c) The baby is killed by a wolf.
(d) The baby is too weak to survive.

10. Where do Philip and his brother, Francis grow up after they are orphaned?
(a) In the forest
(b) In an orphanage
(c) In a monastery
(d) In the streets

11. What happens when Aliena tries to sell her fleeces at the market?
(a) The fleeces are stolen from her.
(b) No one will buy them from a woman.
(c) She is only offered half of what they are worth.
(d) She gets full price for the fleeces.

12. What has Tom Builder been hired to build for the earl's daughter and her fiancée?
(a) A guest house
(b) A stone fireplace
(c) A protective stone wall
(d) A fine house

13. Why does Peter of Wareham become angry with Prior Philip?
(a) Philip forces Peter to fast and pray.
(b) Philip tells Peter to be more humble.
(c) Philip forces Peter to clean the cathedral.
(d) Philip assigns Peter the role of almoner, which requires a lot of travel.

14. How many passengers aboard the sunken ship survive?
(a) Five
(b) Three
(c) One
(d) Ten

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do the townspeople find the whole situation of the hanging strange?

2. Who does William Hamleigh almost run down with his powerful war horse?

3. What is the name of the ship that sinks after setting sail from England in 1120?

4. How do Richard and Aliena escape the castle?

5. What does Aliena's and Richard's father make them vow to him?

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