View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Madelyne name Duncan's horse Silenus?
(a) Silenus means "stand still for me" in Latin.
(b) The horse is strong and silent.
(c) The horse is silvery-white in color.
(d) Silenus is the name of a god that is wild and untaimed.

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

3. According to Gilard, what powerful lord has the king's ear?
(a) Edmund.
(b) Gilard.
(c) Louddon.
(d) Duncan.

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

5. Why is it important to Duncan and Gilard that Louddon value Madelyne?
(a) They want to ransom Madelyne for much gold.
(b) Madelyne's kidnapping is designed to draw Louddon out so they kill him.
(c) They want to rape and beat Madelyne to prove that they are as ruthless as Louddon.
(d) They want to get back at Louddon by hurting Madelyne like Louddon hurts their sister.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Madelyne during the battle?

2. Who comes to take Madelyne downstairs for her first meal after her fever?

3. Who wants to take credit for killing the Wolf?

4. Why is Madelyne unable to hate Gilard?

5. What is Madelyne doing in her peaceful dream about her childhood when she is eleven years old?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 374 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample