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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 does Edmund want to do for Adela to help her heal?
(a) Keep Madelyne away from Adela.
(b) Send Adela to live with Catherine.
(c) Allow Adela to threaten Madelyne with a knife.
(d) Send for Catherine.

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

3. What horse does Duncan expect Madelyne to ride into battle?
(a) Silenus.
(b) A large white war horse.
(c) A gray dappled mare.
(d) A brown steed.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is it unusual that Edmond agrees with Gilard?

2. Who is by Madelyne's side for three days while she is delirious?

3. How long does Madelyne sleep after Edmund sews up her wound?

4. As Louddon is a powerful man, why is he still afraid of Duncan?

5. Who is prettier than Louddon's sisters, Clarissa and Sara?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why is Maude afraid of Madelyne at first?

3. How is the squire with the bright yellow hair described?

4. Duncan takes a nightly swim in the very cold water of the lake. What are his reasons, new and old?

5. Why does Madelyne do in Chapter 12 that causes Duncan's temper to flare enough to bellow?

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

7. As Madelyne is planning her escape from Duncan, what obstacles does she think she needs to overcome?

8. In Chapter One, how does the author support the idea that Duncan is a warrior before all else?

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

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

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