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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 are the last two people awake after the party ends?
(a) Thandy and O'LiamRoe.
(b) Sir George and Oonagh.
(c) Lymond and Oonagh.
(d) O'LiamRoe and Oonagh.

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

3. What information does Lymond reveal to Abernaci?
(a) The King wants the parade to be run again tomorrow.
(b) The excitement during the parade was an assassination attempt.
(c) The elephants are to be shot and disposed of.
(d) The King no longer wants elephants in parades.

4. What does O'LiamRoe wear when he shows up at the royal residence?
(a) His nightclothes.
(b) A suit of armor.
(c) His everyday clothes.
(d) His formal evening wear.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Lymond wants to know if it is he or ______________ who Pierre is trying to kill.

2. Why does O'LiamRoe throw wine on Thady?

3. What does Thady do to temporarily stop the elephant?

4. What clue is left behind regarding one of the arsonists?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the Queen Mother's plans for her and Queen Mary's future? How do many people at court feel about the plans?

2. Who are the two notable characters mixing with the Irish passengers on board the La Sauvee which is bound for Dieppe, France?

3. What does Lymond explain to Abernaci about the excitement during the parade?

4. Why have so many people congregated in Rouen, and how does Thady divert disaster when the elephants are spooked in the parade?

5. Why does Lymond determine that he must be the bait for whomever is trying to poison Queen Mary?

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

7. What are Queen Mary and Jenny doing at the beginning of this chapter?

8. In what way does Robin Stewart stand up to John Stewart?

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

10. Explain what happens when a cheetah attacks during the court's hunt.

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