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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Madelyne embarrassed in Chapter 12?
(a) Because Duncan yells at her in front of Gilard.
(b) Because Duncan yells at her in front of Adela.
(c) Because the room she is cleaning is still dirty.
(d) Because she looks disheveled.

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

3. What is Duncan doing when Madelyne sees him out her window?
(a) Bathing.
(b) Dressing.
(c) Walking to the lake.
(d) Taking a ritualistic swim.

4. Why does Madelyne want to throw herself out of a window?
(a) Because she becomes afraid of Duncan again.
(b) Because she is bored.
(c) Because Duncan is going to return her to Louddon.
(d) Because Duncan seems to forget about her.

5. In Chapter 12, when Duncan surprises Madelyne and Adela in Adela's room, why does Adela smile at Duncan?
(a) Because Duncan gives Adela a kind greeting.
(b) Because Duncan sings Adela a song.
(c) Because Duncan tells a joke.
(d) Because Duncan pokes fun at Madelyne.

6. Who is by Madelyne's side for three days while she is delirious?
(a) Edmond.
(b) Adele.
(c) Father Berton.
(d) Duncan.

7. What is Madelyne doing in her peaceful dream about her childhood when she is eleven years old?
(a) Living with her uncle in Grinsteade manor.
(b) Reading a book.
(c) Making a daisy chain.
(d) Telling stories while sitting around a fire.

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

9. Who teaches Madelyne to read and write when she is young?
(a) Her uncle.
(b) Her mother.
(c) The governess.
(d) Her brother.

10. Who risks death to save the warrior?
(a) Madelyne.
(b) Adela.
(c) Gerald.
(d) Edmund.

11. In Chapter Two, of whom is Madelyne afraid?
(a) The "leader".
(b) Louddon.
(c) Gilard.
(d) Duncan.

12. In Chapter One, how is the captive intended to die?
(a) By the knife.
(b) From having his heart cut out.
(c) By hanging.
(d) By freezing to death.

13. 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.

14. In Chapter 12, where does Duncan command Madelyne to go with him?
(a) To the hall.
(b) To the stables.
(c) To the tower.
(d) To the lake.

15. Why is it unusual that Edmond agrees with Gilard?
(a) Gilard is usually wrong so Edmond does not side with him.
(b) Edmond always agrees with Duncan no matter what.
(c) Edmond rarely speaks directly to Gilard.
(d) Edmond rarely agrees with Gilard on anything.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. When she is dreaming that she is hot, Madelyne believes she is where?

4. What does Duncan hope happens to Madelyne if Adela is around her?

5. According to Chapter 11, what is unusual about Duncan when he finds Madelyne?

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