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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7, 8 and 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What hope does Madelyne foster in Chapter Two after it is discovered that Louddon leaves the castle?
(a) That Gilard keeps his language clean.
(b) That Duncan and his men leave.
(c) That Duncan falls in love with her.
(d) That Gilard terrifies some other defenseless woman.

2. Is Madelyne pleased by Duncan's reaction to being followed?
(a) No. Madelyne is confused because Duncan just laughs.
(b) No. Madelyne wants to flee and Duncan intends to fight.
(c) Yes. Madelyne is glad Duncan intends to kill Louddon so she is free.
(d) Yes. Madelyne is glad that the fighting finally commenses.

3. Why does Duncan return to the hall after Madelyne goes to bed?
(a) To eat his first meal of the day.
(b) To sit with Adela while she eats.
(c) To command cooperation from his brothers on his plan for Madelyne.
(d) To talk some sense into Adela.

4. Why does Madelyne prefer death to humiliation?
(a) Madeline is more afraid of horses than Duncan.
(b) Madeline is more afraid of rape than death.
(c) Madelyne is weak-minded.
(d) Madelyne is an excessively proud woman.

5. After Madelyne's first meal in the hall of Duncan's fortress, what is happening when Duncan appears in the hall?
(a) Madelyne is explaining to Edmund that the men eat like a pack of animals.
(b) Edmund is chastising Madelyne for poor manners as a guest.
(c) Madelyne is attempting to leave the hall without permission.
(d) Gerta and the servants are throwing down trenchers and ale on the table.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose eye does Madelyne blacken while she is sick?

2. How long does the torturous ride from Louddon's castle last?

3. The story starts out in what year?

4. How many men surround the captive?

5. Where does Duncan expect Madelyne to be at the start of the battle?

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