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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who comes out of the forest to help Martha when she is hit on the head by a robber?

2. What transpires when Tom and his quarrymen arrive at the quarry to start getting stone?

3. Why does Philip go to see the Bishop of Kingsbridge after talking to his brother, Francis?

4. Who does Philip talk to at Kingsbridge instead of the bishop?

5. Why do the townspeople find the whole situation of the hanging strange?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Aliena and Richard escape from the castle?

2. Of what is the crime that the condemned man has been found guilty?

3. Describe how Tom is hired to begin repairs of Kingsbridge Cathedral and what is the condition Philip sets about Ellen?

4. Describe the business that Aliena begins when she gets the money her father left for her and Richard with a priest in Winchester?

5. Summarize the actions of the townspeople before the hanging takes place.

6. What is the favorite pastime of the young boys who gather early in the marketplace?

7. What happens when Tom asks the master builder of a cathedral in Salisbury if he can have a job?

8. Why does Lord William Hamleigh fire Tom from the job of building him a house?

9. What is the fate of the White Ship and its passengers after it sets sail from England in 1120?

10. Why does Abbot Peter transfer Prior Philip out of the monastery where he was born and where does he send him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

1) Summarize the building of the new cathedral at Kingsbridge from the time the old church is burned down to the completion of the cathedral many years later.

2) Include the architectural styles used by each of the three master builders that were hired throughout the years and the setbacks to the cathedral construction.

3) Describe the style of the completed Kingsbridge Cathedral and the master builder's design.

Essay Topic 2

1) Evaluate the elements of cause and effect in this story using examples from the novel.

2) Choose three events and characters from the story which cause their lives to undergo a change.

3) How do the characters react to the events and their effects?

4) How do they change emotionally, financially, and spiritually because of these events?

Essay Topic 3

1) Describe the steps Aliena must go through in order to start up her wool business.

2) What supplies does she purchase, who does she consult, and what business associates does she meet?

3) How does Aliena adapt her business to grow and prosper through the years?

4) Summarize the prosperous times, as well as the times of hardship.

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