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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 16, 17 and 18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to Madelyne during the battle?
(a) A sword cuts her left thigh.
(b) A punch knocks her unconscious.
(c) She falls off of the horse and bruises her bottom.
(d) A shield bruises her left arm.

2. After speaking to Adela for the first time, what revelation does Madelyne provide to Duncan about her own future plans?
(a) She intends to kill a man who deserves it.
(b) She wants to learn to ride Silenus.
(c) She wants to become a nun.
(d) She intends to run away to Ireland.

3. For whom does Madelyne take in the garments and why?
(a) Catherine, because she is losing weight.
(b) Adela, because she is losing weight.
(c) Gerty, because she is poor.
(d) Herself, so she has warm clothing.

4. Why does Madelyne only look for Duncan and Gilard in the fray of battle?
(a) She does not know what Louddon is wearing.
(b) She knows that Louddon is never in the fray of battle.
(c) She finds out that Louddon is not present.
(d) Louddon is a man of small stature.

5. What request does Madelyne make of Duncan on behalf of Adela?
(a) Send Adela to a convent to live.
(b) Ask Gerald if he still marries Adela.
(c) Allow Adela to retire to the country to recover in peace.
(d) Allow Adela to live with Duncan as long as she wishes as an unmarried woman.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Adela straighten the sleeves of her gown and pat her hair after dinner?

2. According to Chapter Six, how does Duncan command Madelyne to wait during the battle?

3. Whose cast-off garments does Madelyne take in to make smaller?

4. How does Madelyne avoid being knocked from her seat on the horse by branches?

5. Why is Madelyne embarrassed after she sings?

(see the answer key)

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