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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 Richard so upset with Lymond?
(a) Lymond had made himself the bait for the killer.
(b) Lymond tried to seduce his wife.
(c) Lymond has been slacking in his duties to protect Queen Mary.
(d) Lymond was making treasonous statements about the King.

2. A wrestling match is to take place between the Cornishman and ________________.
(a) Richard.
(b) O'LiamRoe.
(c) Sir George.
(d) Lymond.

3. Who commits suicide when he hears the explosion on the river?
(a) James.
(b) Kevin.
(c) Robin.
(d) Oonagh.

4. What element was used to poison Lymond?
(a) Nightshade.
(b) Arsenic.
(c) Botulism.
(d) Hemlock.

5. It is learned that Oonagh is the mistress of whom?
(a) Robin.
(b) Cormac O'Connor.
(c) The King.
(d) Lymond.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Oonagh tell O'LiamRoe is the other henchman involved in the murder plot?

2. King Henry's daughter, Elizabeth, is to marry ___________________.

3. Who does Robin enlist to give the information he has about the next assassination attempt to Lymond?

4. What is the only thing about the French court that holds any interest for O'LiamRoe?

5. Where does the woman who takes Lymond into her home have Lymond sent?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Lymond spend much of his time doing in this chapter regarding the Stewarts?

2. Whose name does Oonagh give O'LiamRoe as the other henchman involved in the murder plot?

3. What deal does the French Ambassador offer to Brice and why is Brice reluctant to take it?

4. What is the significance of satin and scarlet in this chapter?

5. What role does satire play in the story, and especially in Lymond's life?

6. Who is the man the author refers to in the riddle about fasting? Why should this man have maintained his plan to starve himself to death?

7. What is Robin's sentence for his part in the plot to murder Queen Mary? Why will the sentence not be carried out?

8. How does O'LiamRoe unwittingly stumble upon information related to the plot to kill Queen Mary?

9. What secret agreement do O'LiamRoe and Robin make?

10. What are the circumstances of Brice's death and why does Lymond insist that Robin be returned to France unharmed?

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