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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. How many children do Jack and Aliena have?
(a) Three
(b) Four
(c) One
(d) Two

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

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

4. What is Philip's reaction when he sees Remingus begging for food?
(a) Invites him back to the monastery to live
(b) Tells him that God is punishing him
(c) Tells him that he deserves his fate
(d) Curses Remingus for conspiring against him

5. What condition does Philip give Jack if he wants to be master builder of the cathedral?
(a) Jack must become a monk.
(b) Jack must stay within the budget.
(c) Jack must adopt Jonathan.
(d) Jack and Aliena must live apart.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Richard do to avoid being arrested by William?

2. What gift does Jack bring back for Prior Philip?

3. What does Jack realize will stabilize the cracks in the cathedral?

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

5. What is the advice William's mother gives him about how to become the earl of Shiring?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe Prior Philip's response to William Hamleigh when he arrives in Kingsbridge with his soldiers.

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

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

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

6. Describe what happens in Kingsbridge Cathedral on Whitunsday after William is confirmed as the earl of Shiring.

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

8. What does Aliena decide to do after Alfred throws her out of the house?

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

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

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