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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does Madelyne bump her head in Chapter 12?
(a) Because she is pushed.
(b) Because she trips.
(c) Because Duncan surprises her.
(d) Because she runs too fast

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

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

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

6. Who comes to take Madelyne downstairs for her first meal after her fever?
(a) Gilard.
(b) Edmond.
(c) Catherine.
(d) Duncan.

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

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

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

10. Duncan eats alone and not with the family and soldiers since when?
(a) Since Adela is attacked.
(b) Since he becomes lord of the manor.
(c) Since his father dies and Mary takes ill.
(d) Since he is a small boy.

11. 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) Madelyne is attempting to leave the hall without permission.
(c) Edmund is chastising Madelyne for poor manners as a guest.
(d) Gerta and the servants are throwing down trenchers and ale on the table.

12. Madelyne hears from Adela, and then from Duncan, what fact that she dismisses as incorrect?
(a) Louddon is not Madelyne's brother.
(b) Duncan's mother dies when he is young.
(c) Duncan sleeps beside Madelyne every night since they meet.
(d) Adela is not Duncan's sister.

13. Who wants to take credit for killing the Wolf?
(a) Baron Wexton.
(b) Louddon.
(c) No one.
(d) The vassal.

14. When does Edmund ask Duncan to hold down Madelyne?
(a) After Madelyne punches him in the eye.
(b) When she does not uncover her leg for his examination.
(c) When Edmund is afraid he startles Madelyne awake.
(d) When it is time for Madelyne's stitches to be removed.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the origin of the tales that Madelyne tells?

2. During the battle at Louddon's castle, Madelyne decides she tries to save whom?

3. Where does Duncan take Madelyne immediately before he and his men attack Louddon's castle?

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

5. According to Chapter Two, how familiar is Madelyne with warfare?

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