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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 140 - 141.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the murderer want to kill the queen?
(a) To break the chain of command.
(b) To break the king's heart.
(c) To control the king.
(d) To find a more suitable queen.

2. How does the author add to the suspense about Peter's plans?
(a) He tells the reader only a little of what the prisoner is up to.
(b) He does not tell the reader what things the prisoner demands.
(c) He reveals everything the prisoner is thinking.
(d) He has the character make up several sets of plans.

3. What action causes the Judge-General to assume Peter is guilty?
(a) He will not answer.
(b) He bursts into tears.
(c) He confesses.
(d) He has no alibi.

4. Which of the following do many of the characters have in common?
(a) They feel they are being watched.
(b) They suspect one another of commiting crimes.
(c) They are concerned about the approaching storm.
(d) They are having nightmares.

5. Who plots to bring ruin to the kingdom?
(a) The king's wife.
(b) The king's youngest son.
(c) The king's magician.
(d) The king's oldest son.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the note to the Judge-General, Peter makes it seem as though he is doing what?

2. Where are the prisoner and his friends headed when they get past the guards?

3. Although Peter has already planned his escape, what does Dennis ask him to do?

4. Of what significance is the note that the Judge-General receives from Peter?

5. Who is the one character that people in the kingdom sympathize with and do not immediately consider guilty?

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