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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. How many children do Jack and Aliena have?

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

3. What do the masons decide should happen as a result of the fight between Jack and Alfred?

4. What does Tom see when he goes to the top wall of the cathedral to save Jonathan?

5. Who wins the battle when King Stephen's castle is attacked?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens when Jack and Aliena bring the Weeping Madonna, which was a gift from Jack's friend, Raschid, to Kingsbridge?

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

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

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

8. What are the consequences for Prior Philip when Maud's men defeat King Stephen?

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

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

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) 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?

Essay Topic 3

1) Interpret the feelings Aliena and Jack have for each other when they begin their relationship.

2) Are their emotions authentic? Are they truthful with each other?

3) Compare these emotions with how they interact later in the novel, after they become parents of two children.

4) What regrets do they have as their relationship progresses through the novel?

5) How does their relationship differ from the first part of the novel?

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