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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How long does the torturous ride from Louddon's castle last?
(a) A fortnight.
(b) Two days.
(c) A week.
(d) From sunset to sunrise, and until the next noon.

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

4. For whom does Madelyne take in the garments and why?
(a) Herself, so she has warm clothing.
(b) Gerty, because she is poor.
(c) Catherine, because she is losing weight.
(d) Adela, because she is losing weight.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Duncan eats alone and not with the family and soldiers since when?

2. Why does Madelyne end up in the middle of the battle?

3. What is in the chapel that Madelyne wants to retrieve?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Madelyne promises Adela that she obtains a promise from Duncan that is slightly deceitful. What is the promise and how is it deceitful?

2. In what way does Duncan begin the battle?

3. What is meant by Louddon having a choice between greed and lust when it comes to Madelyne?

4. How does it happen that Adela takes her first bath in months?

5. What is Duncan's reaction to Madelyne's actions to rescue and warm him?

6. What is Madelyne's reaction to hearing that Duncan and Gilard are going to war because of a sister?

7. What kinds of things does Madelyne do during the enforced isolation during her recovery?

8. What does Madelyne expect happens at the battle between Duncan's men and Louddon's men?

9. Why does Duncan lie to Madelyne about how much time he spends with her while she is sick with fever?

10. Describe Adela's physical appearance when Madelyne first meets her.

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