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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Jack happy about living in Kingsbridge despite Alfred's abuse?
(a) He gets to see Aliena.
(b) He enjoys the excitement of the town.
(c) He gets to work on the cathedral.
(d) He never liked the forest.

2. What reaction do the old women have toward the prisoner?
(a) They feel he deserves his fate.
(b) They think he is handsome.
(c) They are glad he is about to hang.
(d) They feel sorry for him.

3. What does Aliena's and Richard's father make them vow to him?
(a) They will get as far away from Shiring as they can.
(b) They will go into the forest and stay out of harm's way.
(c) They will get revenge on the Hamleighs and get back the earldom.
(d) They will get King Stephen to help them.

4. How does Aliena react when a robber strikes Richard on the head, trying to steal his sword?
(a) She stabs the thief in the eye.
(b) She grabs Richard and runs into the woods.
(c) She cuts off the robber's head with the sword.
(d) She stabs the thief with her dagger and has Richard kill him with his sword.

5. As Aliena plans the escape from William, what does she pack to take with her?
(a) A sword and dagger
(b) A loaf of bread
(c) A pouch of silver
(d) A bottle of ale

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

7. Who catches the thief red-handed with the stolen silver chalice?
(a) A parishioner
(b) A deacon
(c) A priest
(d) A man-at-arms

8. Who does William Hamleigh almost run down with his powerful war horse?
(a) Agnes
(b) Martha
(c) Tom
(d) Aliena

9. What do the young boys of the village admire the most?
(a) A tender ballad
(b) Mutilation
(c) A loving mother
(d) Monks

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

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

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

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

14. How do Richard and Aliena escape the castle?
(a) Through a tunnel
(b) On war horses
(c) On foot
(d) In an oxcart

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Philip decide to do with the baby that Francis brought to the monastery?

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

3. Where do Aliena and Richard find the money their father had left them?

4. What type of death does the prisoner experience when the oxcart is pulled away?

5. Why does Peter of Wareham become angry with Prior Philip?

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