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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. Who is Henry?
(a) Gerald's yougest brother.
(b) The heir to King William.
(c) A Scot related to Catherine's husband.
(d) The king's youngest brother.

2. Why does Madelyne say during the marriage ceremony that she willingly takes the groom as her husband?
(a) She is afraid that Gilard is going to challenge Duncan.
(b) She is gloriously happy to be wed.
(c) She is being forced to lie.
(d) She is reading the words written for her to say, but saying them against her will.

3. What about the disagreement between the two warring barons displeases the king the most?
(a) His throne is threatened by the barons' disagreement.
(b) Slain soldiers and multiple versions of the same story.
(c) The expense from the country's coffers.
(d) The possibility that his brother Henry uses this against him.

4. Where does Duncan tell Madelyne to go after the marriage ceremony is over?
(a) To her bedroom.
(b) To his bedroom.
(c) To the lake.
(d) To the top of the tower to show herself to Louddon's men.

5. Why does Duncan try to rationalize his decision to marry Madelyne?
(a) He feels guilty that he is using her to help his sister heal from her trauma.
(b) He wants to believe there is a logical reason behind the marriage, not love.
(c) He is embarrassed that he loves Madelyne.
(d) He feels guilty for taking Madelyne away from Gilard.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Chapter 22, what is the first thing that Duncan says to Madelyne when she sees him at the cottage?

2. Madelyne is surprised that one of the Wextons is happy that she marries into the family? Which Wexton is happy?

3. Who is Rinehold?

4. In Chapter 17, what is suddenly different about Duncan's chamber?

5. What does Father Berton see when he looks out the window after hearing thunder?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Louddon testifies in front of the king, what does he say and do?

2. Describe Duncan's assumptions associated with the reasoning behind Louddon's desire to retrieve Madelyne from Duncan.

3. What suggestion does Gilard make that he thinks solves Madelyne's problem and why is it a self-serving solution?

4. Edmond makes a complete change in his attitude toward Madeline, welcoming her to the Wexton family. Why?

5. After dinner and Madelyne's singing, what alliances do Duncan and Edmond discuss with regard to Louddon?

6. Why does Madelyne make a sudden decision to marry Duncan?

7. How does the fact that Father Laurence is an impostor affect Duncan and Madelyne?

8. What does Adela overhear in Chapter 13?

9. Why is Madelyne worried about Gerald's visit?

10. Who is Rachel and what is the truth of Rachel's relationship with her husband and with Louddon that is overheard by Madelyne in London?

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