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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the economic situation of Shiring while William is the earl?
(a) Wealth and prosperity
(b) Famine and destitution
(c) Plenty for everyone
(d) Prosperous farms and markets

2. How does the master builder of William's church find masons to hire?
(a) He goes to France and brings them back.
(b) He hires them in Salisbury.
(c) He steals them from Kingsbridge.
(d) He goes to Winchester to hire them.

3. What does Aliena teach Elizabeth when they meet in church?
(a) How to buy the best fabric at the market
(b) How to dress like a proper lady
(c) How to keep William happy
(d) How to gain the respect of her servants and soldiers

4. Who does Prior Philip and Richard go to see about obtaining a market license?
(a) Maud
(b) King Stephen
(c) Waleran
(d) Francis

5. How many people die in the raid on Kingsbridge?
(a) Over 50
(b) Over 200
(c) Over 100
(d) None

Short Answer Questions

1. How does William's new wife, Elizabeth, feel about him?

2. Why are Prior Philip and the townspeople of Kingsbridge devastated?

3. What does Richard do when he finds Alfred trying to rape Aliena?

4. Who convinces Waleran to block Aliena's annulment from Alfred?

5. Who does Philip name as the new master builder of the cathedral?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is William's mismanagement of Shiring evident throughout the countryside?

2. What are the consequences for Prior Philip when Maud's men defeat King Stephen?

3. How does Ellen find a way into Jack's cell after the monks lock him up for talking to Aliena?

4. What happens when Jack and Aliena bring the Weeping Madonna, which was a gift from Jack's friend, Raschid, to Kingsbridge?

5. What does William Hamleigh decide to do in order to increase the wealth of Shiring when he takes control after his father's death?

6. Why does Alfred come to see Jack after 10 years with no communication?

7. Why does Alfred force Aliena to sleep on the floor at the foot of the bed?

8. Summarize the first meeting between Jack and Aliena when Jack finds her reading in the woods.

9. Describe Aliena's plan to get Shiring back for Richard.

10. Why does Richard decide to join the Christian crusades fighting in the Holy Land?

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