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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 promise to do for William for any of the wrongdoings he may commit?
(a) He will give William absolution.
(b) He will lie for William.
(c) He will put in a good word for William with the king.
(d) He will give William an alibi.

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

3. What does Aliena tell Jack she is going to do after ten years of living apart?
(a) Ask Richard to beseech the king for an annulment
(b) Ask Philip to allow their union
(c) Ask Waleran to approve the annulment
(d) Leave him

4. What is the response of the masons when Jack tells them he has to let half the workers go?
(a) They are angry but comply.
(b) They all go on strike.
(c) They understand the situation.
(d) They agree with the decision.

5. What is the result of the fight between Alfred and Jack?
(a) Alfred's hand is broken.
(b) A wall of the cathedral is seriously damaged.
(c) Tom is injured.
(d) Ellen is hurt in the fight.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Aliena suggest Richard should do with the bandits?

2. Why is William so upset that Waleran will not give him absolution for his sins?

3. Why are the peasants afraid to go to the Kingsbridge market?

4. How does William plan to get more money for Shiring?

5. What does Aliena consider when she goes to the tallest tower of the cathedral?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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. Describe the young wife of William Hamleigh.

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

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

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

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