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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the condemned man accused of stealing?
(a) A loaf of bread
(b) A gold relic from the church
(c) A silver, jeweled chalice from the monastery
(d) A knight's sword

2. What type of death does the prisoner experience when the oxcart is pulled away?
(a) He gasps for breath for a long time.
(b) He strangles slowly.
(c) His neck breaks and death is quick.
(d) He kicks and fights against the noose.

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

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

5. How many men show up to work on the cathedral?
(a) 1000
(b) 100
(c) 500
(d) 25

6. Why are the boys terrified at the moment of the prisoner's death?
(a) The person the prisoner was staring at drops to the ground, uttering a curse.
(b) Their fathers come to take them home.
(c) Their mothers chase them with switches.
(d) The prisoner's dead eyes stare at them.

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

8. What is the condition of the monastery after 2 years under the care of Prior Philip?
(a) The monastery is dirty and unkempt.
(b) It is in dire straits.
(c) It is self sufficient and morale is high.
(d) The monks are hungry and the monastery in ruins.

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

10. Why does Lord William Hamleigh dismiss Tom and his stonemasons?
(a) William finds a cheaper builder.
(b) William's engagement is broken off.
(c) William decides to move to a different town.
(d) William decides to live in his father's castle.

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

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

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

14. What does Philip's brother, Francis, surprise him with when he comes to visit?
(a) He brings a baby.
(b) He brings a new bible.
(c) He brings needed donations.
(d) He brings fresh fruit.

15. Who are the three men that ride behind the oxcart that carries the prisoner?
(a) An earl, a prior, and a knight
(b) A knight, a priest, and a monk
(c) A monk, the king, and an earl
(d) The king, the queen, and the priest

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What question does Tom ask Ellen after staying with her for a time?

3. How do the young maidens feel about the prisoner?

4. How do Richard and Aliena escape the castle?

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

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