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

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

3. Why does Alfred go to Aliena's home?

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

5. Why are Prior Philip and the townspeople of Kingsbridge devastated?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What is Aliena's idea involving the starving outlaws who attack Kingsbridge in the search for food?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

1) Compare and contrast the characters of Richard and William Hamleigh.

2) Summarize the impact each character has on one another.

3) How is each character realistic in their struggles to attain the earldom?

4) Is Richard or William more effective in their methods of requiring Shiring?

5) Cite examples from the novel to support the answer.

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