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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. After the battle, when all of Loudon's soldiers are vanquished, what does Madelyne ask of Duncan?
(a) Madelyne asks Duncan to let her show him the secret passage.
(b) Madelyne asks Duncan to release the horses.
(c) Madelyne asks Duncan to kill her.
(d) Madelyne asks Duncan to put out the fire.

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

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

5. Madelyne tells Adela a tale about the men and women from what city?
(a) Paris.
(b) Sparta.
(c) London.
(d) Rome.

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

7. What does Duncan hope happens to Madelyne if Adela is around her?
(a) Madelyne wants to live in the fortress.
(b) Madelyne learns what it is like to be part of the family.
(c) Madelyne becomes more comfortable around Adela.
(d) Adela rids Madelyne of some of her "cloaks".

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

9. According to Chapter 11, what is unusual about Duncan when he finds Madelyne?
(a) Duncan just wakes up.
(b) Duncan is carrying a Bible.
(c) Duncan is bare-chested and soaking wet.
(d) Duncan is carrying a tankard of ale.

10. 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 ransom Madelyne for much gold.
(c) Madelyne's kidnapping is designed to draw Louddon out so they kill him.
(d) They want to get back at Louddon by hurting Madelyne like Louddon hurts their sister.

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

12. What happens to Madelyne during the battle?
(a) A punch knocks her unconscious.
(b) A sword cuts her left thigh.
(c) A shield bruises her left arm.
(d) She falls off of the horse and bruises her bottom.

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

14. When she is dreaming that she is hot, Madelyne believes she is where?
(a) In purgatory or Hades.
(b) In Africa.
(c) In a steam bath.
(d) In the sun at the hottest part of summer.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What horse does Duncan expect Madelyne to ride into battle?

3. Madelyn has a plan to escape from Louddon's castle to what location?

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

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

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