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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 does Alfred reveal to Jack that infuriates him?
(a) Ellen is not his real mother.
(b) His father was hanged as a thief.
(c) Martha despises him.
(d) Tom doesn't care about him.

2. Why does Alfred throw Aliena out of the house?
(a) He found another lover.
(b) She is having an affair with one of the masons.
(c) She insults his manhood.
(d) She gives birth to Jack's baby.

3. Why is William so upset that Waleran will not give him absolution for his sins?
(a) He fears the fires of hell.
(b) He won't be allowed the earldom.
(c) He fears his mother's religious wrath.
(d) He won't be allowed in the church.

4. Why do a band of outlaws attack Kingsbridge?
(a) They want to assassinate Prior Philip.
(b) They are starving and desperate.
(c) They want gold from the cathedral.
(d) They want Aliena's wool.

5. Why are the peasants afraid to go to the Kingsbridge market?
(a) They are afraid of Waleran.
(b) They are afraid of the plague.
(c) They are afraid of Prior Philip's temper.
(d) They are terrorized by William.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Philip's only hope that the Kingsbridge Cathedral will be completed?

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

3. What horrifies William when he goes to visit Kingsbridge?

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

5. Who does William hire to build a new church in Shiring?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Jack invent an ingenious cloth felter for Aliena?

2. Describe the scene between Jack and Alfred after Alfred tells Jack that his real father was hanged as a thief.

3. Why is Jack angry with the conditions Philip gives him in order for him to be master builder of Kingsbridge cathedral?

4. Describe the young wife of William Hamleigh.

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

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

7. Summarize what takes place when William Hamleigh and his men attack the Kingsbridge market.

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

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

10. What are the changes Alfred proposes for the cathedral when Philip names him as master builder?

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