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

2. Lymond discovers clues that lead him to believe that Queen Mary was to be assassinated ___________________.
(a) While horseback riding.
(b) During dinner.
(c) During the cheetah attack.
(d) On a fishing expedition.

3. Lymond discovers that some ______________ given to Queen Mary could have been poisoned.
(a) Biscuits.
(b) Cookies.
(c) Candy.
(d) Tea.

4. Robin Stewart decides that he is going to return to __________________.
(a) England.
(b) Ireland.
(c) Wales.
(d) Scotland.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Jenny Fleming has come to view a plaster ________________.

2. What is Thady kept busy doing as the court travels to its winter quarters?

3. Why does Oonagh agree to start a relationship with a certain man?

4. What spooks the elephants in the parade?

5. What does O'LiamRoe see on a shelf that upsets him?

Short Essay Questions

1. What raucous and wild activities as mentioned in the riddle take place in this chapter?

2. Why does Lymond (Thady) feel fortunate to be granted a stay in France by the King?

3. What is the source of much of the conflict in Europe in the mid-1500s?

4. Explain how Lymond (Thandy) wins over the King to be allowed to stay in France for a longer period of time?

5. Why does O'LiamRoe get so irritated with Thady after he sees him perform at court and what does O'LiamRoe do to Thady to get his point across?

6. What act must the Queen Mother put on during her visit to France?

7. Who saves the ship when it crashes into another ship called the Gouden Roos and sustains injuries?

8. What role does Oonagh play in trying to get O'LiamRoe sent back to Ireland?

9. What life-threatening secret is Lymond forced to keep as he performs and entertains at court one night?

10. What is the significance of the riddle at the beginning of the chapter referring to bees living in the trees of royalty?

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