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

2. What is Jack's punishment for talking to Aliena unsupervised?
(a) He is locked in a cell.
(b) He is locked in his room.
(c) He must fast for 30 days.
(d) He must lie in front of the altar and beg forgiveness.

3. Why does Alfred come to see Jack after 10 years of absence?
(a) He asks Jack for a job.
(b) He comes for revenge.
(c) He comes to get Aliena back.
(d) He comes to ask forgiveness.

4. What horrifies William when he goes to visit Kingsbridge?
(a) It is burned to the ground.
(b) It is full of beggars and thieves.
(c) It is more affluent than Shiring.
(d) It is in ruins.

5. 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 give William an alibi.
(d) He will put in a good word for William with the king.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Aliena surprised to discover about Jack?

2. Why do a band of outlaws attack Kingsbridge?

3. Why is Prior Philip's life in danger when he walks around the castle grounds with King Sephen?

4. What does William vow to do after the death of his mother?

5. Why does Alfred throw Aliena out of the house?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe the young wife of William Hamleigh.

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

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

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

7. What does Aliena teach Elizabeth when they meet each other when seeking shelter from a storm?

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

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

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

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