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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Gilard think Madelyne's plan is for the battle?
(a) To find safety with her brother's people.
(b) To hide like a coward.
(c) To side with the victor.
(d) To escape during the confusion of the battle.

3. What animal does Madelyne feed outside the walls of the fortress?
(a) Wild dog or wolf.
(b) Wild boar or pig.
(c) Deer.
(d) Mountain lion.

4. What does Madelyne think Duncan is referring to when he says, "I'll not deny myself much longer"?
(a) Revenge.
(b) An heir.
(c) A kiss.
(d) Marriage.

5. When Louddon leaves his castle, in which direction does Duncan assume he goes?
(a) North.
(b) East.
(c) South.
(d) West.

6. Whose cast-off garments does Madelyne take in to make smaller?
(a) Adela's.
(b) Gerty's.
(c) Catherine's.
(d) Her own.

7. As Louddon is a powerful man, why is he still afraid of Duncan?
(a) Louddon is shorter than Duncan.
(b) Louddon is less wealthy than Duncan.
(c) Louddon is a coward.
(d) Louddon's power does not extend to hand-to-hand combat.

8. What horse does Duncan expect Madelyne to ride into battle?
(a) A large white war horse.
(b) Silenus.
(c) A gray dappled mare.
(d) A brown steed.

9. Who does Madelyne resemble?
(a) Lady Eleanor.
(b) Clarissa.
(c) Sara.
(d) Her mother.

10. The story starts out in what year?
(a) 1001.
(b) 1035.
(c) 1066.
(d) 1099.

11. Who does Madelyne try to punch in her dream?
(a) A warrior.
(b) A demon.
(c) A boar.
(d) A Cyclops.

12. When Duncan leaves Madelyne asleep in his own chamber, where does he go?
(a) To search out and kill the man who rapes Adela.
(b) To the lake for a ritualized swim.
(c) To feed the wolves.
(d) To ride Silenus.

13. According to Chapter Two, how familiar is Madelyne with warfare?
(a) Madelyne is so terrified of warfare that she always hides.
(b) Madelyne never witnesses a battle.
(c) Madelyne is only skilled using a knife in battle.
(d) Madelyne fights with Louddon's soldiers when necessary.

14. Where does Madelyne go after learning about Lady Eleanor?
(a) Up to her chamber.
(b) To the lake.
(c) Outside to the fortress wall.
(d) To the fields beyond the fortress.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who risks death to save the warrior?

2. Who wants to save Madelyne but is refused?

3. What does Madelyne do after learning about Lady Eleanor?

4. According to Gilard, what powerful lord has the king's ear?

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

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