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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Michel Herrison?
(a) An English spy.
(b) A Scottish sculptor.
(c) A French fisherman.
(d) A Scottish carpenter.

2. Which two men save each other periodically while on the race?
(a) Thady and Robin.
(b) Thady and O'LiamRoe.
(c) Robin and O'LiamRoe.
(d) Sir George and Robin.

3. Mary de Guise's daughter is betrothed to marry the heir to the _______________ throne.
(a) Spanish.
(b) Scottish.
(c) English.
(d) French.

4. What does O'LiamRoe do that shocks the King's courtiers?
(a) He plays tennis in the nude.
(b) He verbally insults the king.
(c) He does not let the King win the match.
(d) He swears and curses.

5. Where does the French court arrive in Part Two: Dangerous Juggles: III: Aubigny: Boldness of Denial?
(a) Paris.
(b) Lyons.
(c) Tours.
(d) Orleans.

6. What is Thady kept busy doing as the court travels to its winter quarters?
(a) Grooming the horses.
(b) Feeding the chickens.
(c) Entertaining.
(d) Cooking.

7. Why does the Queen Mother want the Earl removed from the Governorship of Scotland?
(a) She wants the position.
(b) She thinks he is too old to do the job properly anymore.
(c) She wants her son to have the position.
(d) She has learned that he swindled tax money.

8. Lymond talks to Abernaci about the ________________ he has for the elephants.
(a) Food.
(b) Decorations.
(c) Poisons.
(d) Chains.

9. What does Thady do to temporarily stop the elephant?
(a) Reins it in.
(b) Shoots it.
(c) Whips it.
(d) Stabs it.

10. Why is Robin Stewart so angry with John Stewart?
(a) John has stolen his inheritance.
(b) John decides he no longer needs Robin's services.
(c) John cheated him at a card game.
(d) Jenny has taken a liking to John.

11. Who joins Thady in the rooftop race?
(a) Piedar Dooley.
(b) Sir George.
(c) Robin Stewart.
(d) Lord Lynley.

12. Jenny Fleming has come to view a plaster ________________.
(a) Castle.
(b) Dolphin.
(c) Whale.
(d) Bear.

13. Who is Robin Stewart?
(a) A French knight.
(b) An Irish troubador.
(c) A Scottish archer.
(d) An English prince.

14. The Dowager Queen wants Crawford of Lymond to be ____________________.
(a) Her daughter's husband.
(b) Her personal chef.
(c) Her spy in France.
(d) Her husband.

15. What does Thady wear to have dinner with the King?
(a) A formal dining suit.
(b) Night shirt.
(c) Hunting clothes.
(d) His own filthy clothes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Master Thady Boy Ballagh?

2. What does the French King order the visiting Irish to do?

3. Who visits Thady to discuss Thady's behavior and to learn what Thady had agreed to?

4. Lymond plans on using his time at dinner with the King to ______________________.

5. Who is the French King insulted by O'Liam Roe?

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