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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. What is foreshadowed by the aborted murder attempt?
(a) One character's ability to get away with murder.
(b) The general dislike of the queen by everyone in the kingdom.
(c) A much larger plot to kill all of the royalty.
(d) One character's intention to gain control of the kingdom.

2. Peter is glad for the information, but feels that he must do something about the note. What does he do?
(a) He burns it in the fireplace.
(b) He eats it.
(c) He carefully hides it in a book.
(d) He shreds it and throws the pieces out the window.

3. Which of the following are butlers in the castle?
(a) Delain and Needles.
(b) Flagg and Roland.
(c) Brandon and Dennis.
(d) Peter and Thomas.

4. Who assists the murderer in killing the queen?
(a) The queen's midwife.
(b) The queen's husband.
(c) The queen's son.
(d) The queen's best friend.

5. Who becomes Peter's best friend?
(a) Ben.
(b) Flagg.
(c) Thomas.
(d) Roland.

Short Answer Questions

1. When a group of men recognize Peter's long-time friend, what happens?

2. What is used as evidence in finding Peter guilty?

3. After reading Peter's request, the Judge-General agrees. Which of the following best describes his reaction?

4. What animal is used to help frame Peter for murder?

5. Thomas becomes gravely ill and awakens to learn what about himself?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Flagg's plans for Delain?

2. Who is ultimately responsible for Sasha's death, and how does it come about?

3. What are some of the different roles Flagg has played?

4. Why is it important to know that Peter likes to play with his mother's dollhouse?

5. Who is more popular with the people, Roland or Sasha? Why?

6. When Roland became ill, the first person to tend him was Peter. Why would this make Flagg happy?

7. What character traits are revealed in Peter through the incident with the horse?

8. Describe Thomas as a young boy and tell what makes him feel as he does.

9. Why is Flagg afraid of Peter?

10. Why does it seem atypical that as a prisoner Peter would refuse to eat and just spend his time looking out the window?

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