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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Chapter 10, what does Madelyne take to the stables each afternoon?
(a) Her riding crop.
(b) A carrot.
(c) A clump of sugar.
(d) A ribbon to tie back her hair.

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

3. Why does Madelyne end up in the middle of the battle?
(a) She inadvertently directs the horse into the center of the battle.
(b) Duncan brings the battle to Madelyne.
(c) Louddon lures her into the middle of the battle.
(d) Duncan is too busy searching for Louddon to think of her safety.

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

5. What does Madelyne do after learning about Lady Eleanor?
(a) Burst into tears.
(b) Hide a dagger in the hem of her cloak.
(c) Hide from Duncan.
(d) Gallop away on Silenus.

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

7. Why does Silenus not move during the battle?
(a) Because Silenus is overly tired from the journey.
(b) Because Duncan issues a command for the horse to stay still.
(c) Because Madelyne does not know how to ride a horse properly.
(d) Because Silenus is spooked by the noise of battle.

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

9. Who wants to save Madelyne but is refused?
(a) Simon, the elderly servant.
(b) Duncan.
(c) Giliad.
(d) The yellow-haired squire.

10. What does the savior wear to rescue the warrior?
(a) A dagger made of bronze.
(b) Armor.
(c) A gored kyrtle.
(d) A long black cape.

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

12. What is Madelyne doing while she tells tales to Adela?
(a) Cleaning and rearranging furnishings in Adela's bedroom.
(b) Throwing dirty water out of the window.
(c) Cleaning and rearranging furnishings in Duncan's bedroom.
(d) Lugging a tunk up the stairs.

13. There is a quote from which famous book at the beginning of Chapter One?
(a) The Upandishads.
(b) The Talmud.
(c) The Koran.
(d) The Bible.

14. Who appears at the entrance to the hall after Madelyn's first meal in the hall of Duncan's fortress, much to Madelyne's consternation?
(a) Louddon.
(b) Adela.
(c) Gerty and Martha.
(d) Duncan.

15. Adela strikes someone by accident. Who?
(a) Maude.
(b) Willie.
(c) Duncan.
(d) Madelyne.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who brings food and draws a bath for Madelyne after she awakens from her fever?

2. When Duncan leaves Madelyne asleep in his own chamber, where does he go?

3. Whose feelings is Madelyne protecting when she refuses to learn how to ride the gentle mare?

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

5. What does Louddon do in court?

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