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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. Who is the most important royal aboard the ship that crashes?
(a) Prince of Balmoral.
(b) Prince of Bowden.
(c) Prince of Barclay.
(d) Prince of Barrow.

2. What does Thady wear to have dinner with the King?
(a) His own filthy clothes.
(b) Hunting clothes.
(c) Night shirt.
(d) A formal dining suit.

3. What clue is left behind regarding one of the arsonists?
(a) A packet of tobacco.
(b) A wick and oil.
(c) A feather from a hat.
(d) A heel-less shoe print in the mud.

4. How many men go on the steeplechase?
(a) 50.
(b) 20.
(c) 300.
(d) 10.

5. What is learned about Abernaci's homeland?
(a) He is from Scotland.
(b) He is from Persia.
(c) He is from England.
(d) He is from Spain.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does O'LiamRoe see on a shelf that upsets him?

2. Who is Abernaci?

3. Who is the daughter of Mary de Guise?

4. O'LiamRoe is attacked by a man named Cornishman who is a ___________________.

5. Where is the French court headed for Christmas?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Lymond explain to Abernaci about the excitement during the parade?

2. Why have so many people congregated in Rouen, and how does Thady divert disaster when the elephants are spooked in the parade?

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

4. What are Queen Mary and Jenny doing at the beginning of this chapter?

5. Who saves the ship when it crashes into another ship called the Gouden Roos and sustains injuries?

6. What are the Queen Mother's plans for her and Queen Mary's future? How do many people at court feel about the plans?

7. What does Lymond learn about the cheetah from yesterday's hunt?

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

9. Explain how O'LiamRoe is duped into an unfortunate encounter with the King and what the King's reaction is.

10. How does the steeplechase end?

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