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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. Why do the Rouennois not notice the entrance of the Irish?
(a) There were only a few Irish.
(b) The Irish tried to blend in with the other guests.
(c) They are exhausted from preparing for the King's arrival.
(d) The Irish arrived under the cover of darkness.

2. The Dowager Queen wants Crawford of Lymond to be ____________________.
(a) Her personal chef.
(b) Her daughter's husband.
(c) Her husband.
(d) Her spy in France.

3. Who is Master Thady Boy Ballagh?
(a) A chef.
(b) A stable boy.
(c) A poet and singer.
(d) A sailor.

4. Sir George Douglas writes an anonymous letter to Queen Catherine that ___________________ should be invited to court.
(a) Crawford of Lymond.
(b) Richard, Lord Culter.
(c) The Earl of Strathearn.
(d) The Duke of Cornwall.

5. Rouen is the capital city in _________________.
(a) Burgundy.
(b) Alsace.
(c) Lorraine.
(d) Normandy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of O'LiamRoe's dog?

2. Who is Jenny Fleming?

3. Who is Abernaci?

4. Lymond learns that Queen Mary's room is never guarded _________________________.

5. What clue is left behind regarding one of the arsonists?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what way does Robin Stewart stand up to John Stewart?

2. What disappoints the Queen Mother about Lymond and what alter ego does Lymond reveal?

3. How does the steeplechase end?

4. What life-threatening secret is Lymond forced to keep as he performs and entertains at court one night?

5. What raucous and wild activities as mentioned in the riddle take place in this chapter?

6. What role does Thady take on at the French court as it moves from one destination to another?

7. What is the significance of the riddle at the beginning of the chapter referring to bees living in the trees of royalty?

8. What does this chapter reveal about what is going on behind the scenes of the story?

9. For whom has Lymond been mistaken and how does this complicate Lymond's life?

10. What is the role of Mary de Guise, and why does she require the services of Crawford of Lymond?

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