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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 arrows not pierce Lymond's skin?
(a) He is wearing chain mail.
(b) He is wearing a metal vest underneath his clothes.
(c) He is able to dodge the arrows.
(d) He is wearing armor.

2. King Henry's daughter, Elizabeth, is to marry ___________________.
(a) King Charles of England.
(b) King Louis of England.
(c) King Edward of England.
(d) King Arthur of England.

3. Brice is surprised that the ________________ turned him in.
(a) Lennoxes.
(b) Firths.
(c) Surreys.
(d) Colliers.

4. What do O'LiamRoe and Oonagh have to do to help Lymond?
(a) Help him escape back to Scotland.
(b) Prove that he posed as Thady to protect Queen Mary.
(c) Have Lymond's supporters sign a petition.
(d) Hire a good lawyer.

5. Who purchases Lymond and the cart?
(a) Master Gaspard.
(b) Master Gerace.
(c) Master Gaultier.
(d) Master Gerard.

Short Answer Questions

1. Robin agrees to denounce his partner in the planned killing of Queen Mary if O'LiamRoe would back him in _____________________________.

2. At court it is decided that Queen Mary would marry the ____________________.

3. Robin is sentenced to death and vows revenge on whom?

4. Who kills Brice?

5. Who is Vervassal?

Short Essay Questions

1. What deal does the French Ambassador offer to Brice and why is Brice reluctant to take it?

2. What does Lymond learn about who is conspiring against him and Queen Mary and why it is necessary for Lymond to die?

3. Who is the man the author refers to in the riddle about fasting? Why should this man have maintained his plan to starve himself to death?

4. Who does Lymond tell Richard is the would-be assassin? How does Lymond know this?

5. What is the significance of satin and scarlet in this chapter?

6. How does O'LiamRoe enjoy the English court and what is the one aspect of the French court that is still of interest to him?

7. Why is the riddle about dissolving verbal contracts relevant for Robin?

8. Who is Antonius Beck? What does Lymond ask Michel Herisson to do regarding Beck?

9. Why is it important for O'LiamRoe to go to Oonagh to attain her compliance with talking about the murder plot?

10. What role does Richard know he would be assuming when Lymond left for Ireland?

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