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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 Waleran convince William to do to hinder Philip's success?
(a) Burn the cathedral
(b) Take over the quarry
(c) Take over the forests
(d) Kidnap one of the monks for ransom

2. What does Aliena consider when she goes to the tallest tower of the cathedral?
(a) Suicide
(b) Moving away
(c) Marrying Jack
(d) Joining a nunnery

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

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

5. What does Waleran tell William would be an ideal insult to Philip?
(a) If William were confirmed as earl in Kingsbridge Cathedral
(b) If William takes Jonathan as his own son
(c) If William married Aliena
(d) If William injures Philip in public

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many people die in the raid on Kingsbridge?

3. What does Aliena tell Richard he should do to be named Earl of Shiring?

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

5. Where does Jack first talk to Aliena about literature?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe the young wife of William Hamleigh.

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

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

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

6. Describe the reaction of the masons working on Kingbridge cathedral when Jack announces that some of them are going to be laid off.

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

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

9. What is Aliena's idea involving the starving outlaws who attack Kingsbridge in the search for food?

10. What are the aftereffects of William's attack on Kingsbridge on the citizens of the town?

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