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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How does Philip plan to speed up the work on the cathedral repairs?
(a) He brings in more masons from the city.
(b) Anyone who works on the cathedral will receive a full pardon for all their sins as well as food and drink.
(c) He raises the mason's daily wage.
(d) He has the masons work overtime.

4. 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.

5. What does Philip decide to do with the baby that Francis brought to the monastery?
(a) He leaves the baby at a convent.
(b) He gives the baby to an orphanage.
(c) He decides to keep the baby and raise it in the monastery.
(d) He gives the baby to a peasant family.

6. What is the condition of Tom and his family by the time Christmas arrives?
(a) They are doing well because of Tom's new job.
(b) They are healthy and warm in a new home.
(c) They are starving
(d) They are happy to be together in a warm cave.

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

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

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

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

11. What type of cathedral does Tom design for Prior Philip?
(a) A stone cathedral with a flat roof and low archways
(b) A simple wooden church with small windows and a low ceiling
(c) A dramatically beautiful church with a lofty nave and large windows
(d) An ornate, expensive cathedral of grandeur

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

13. What is the name of the ship that sinks after setting sail from England in 1120?
(a) The Balfour
(b) The Queen Elizabeth
(c) The Queen Maud
(d) The White Ship

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does the prisoner do after the noose is placed around his neck?

4. What color eyes does the person have that the prisoner stares at in the crowd?

5. To where does Abbot Peter transfer Prior Philip?

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