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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. What changes does the new master builder make to the plans for the cathedral?

2. What is Jack's punishment for talking to Aliena unsupervised?

3. What does Tom give to Jack that no other man could give?

4. Who convinces Waleran to block Aliena's annulment from Alfred?

5. What happens at the church service in Kingsbridge Cathedral on Whitsunsday?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Why does Richard decide to join the Christian crusades fighting in the Holy Land?

7. Describe the young wife of William Hamleigh.

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

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

10. What does Waleran tell William he should do in order to earn more money for the earldom?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

1) Summarize the events that led up to Philip's raising Jonathan in the monastery?

2) How do these events relate to the plot of the story?

3) How do the events affect the characters in the novel? Cite examples from the novel to support the answer.

Essay Topic 2

1) Compare and contrast Waleran Bigot and Prior Philip.

2) Describe the methods each use to secure their futures.

3) How do their methods differ? Which of the two men employ the most effective methods for a prosperous future?

4) Cite examples from the novel of the methods of the two men and the results.

5) Which man's approach to a situation had more prosperous and lasting results at the end of the novel?

Essay Topic 3

1) Summarize the survival skills Ellen and Jack develop while living in the forest.

2) Include their methods of finding shelter, storing food, and hunting.

3) How do they protect themselves from bandits and wild animals?

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