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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. Why is O'LiamRoe not hurt when his bed catches on fire?
(a) He has not retired for the evening.
(b) He is staying at a different castle.
(c) He is in the bed of his servant.
(d) He smells the smoke and escapes.

2. Which person does Sir George name as a possible assassin?
(a) Queen Louisa.
(b) Queen Marie.
(c) Queen Catherine.
(d) Queen Charlotte.

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

4. What spooks the horses in the parade?
(a) Screams.
(b) Firecrackers.
(c) Thunder.
(d) Gunshots.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. This is the first visit to France in _________________ for Mary de Guise.

2. Who is Abernaci?

3. Why does the cheetah try to attack Robin Stewart?

4. What happens to O'LiamRoe's dog after being attacked by the cheetah?

5. O'LiamRoe learns that the French court is planning to make a fool out of O'LiamRoe by ____________________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What suspicious behavior occurs among the characters when the court's hunt begins the next day?

2. What does this chapter reveal about what is going on behind the scenes of the story?

3. What information does Tom Erskine let slip about the Queen Mother?

4. Who is Jenny Fleming? How is her daughter more like the mother in this relationship?

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

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

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

8. What is the role of Mary de Guise, and why does she require the services of Crawford of Lymond?

9. How does the steeplechase end?

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

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