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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. Those who prevented the death of Queen Mary all go to ________________.
(a) A tavern.
(b) The menagerie.
(c) The castle.
(d) The stables.

2. Oonagh agrees to give Lymond information in exchange for what?
(a) A marriage proposal.
(b) Five thousand Frenchmen removed from Scotland.
(c) A royal position at court.
(d) Five thousand gold coins.

3. What is Queen Mary doing as Lymond leaves her?
(a) Crying as she watches him go.
(b) Singing one of Thady's songs.
(c) Stitching her needlework.
(d) Praying with her Bible.

4. Who does Robin enlist to give the information he has about the next assassination attempt to Lymond?
(a) Peter Dawson.
(b) Piedar Dooly.
(c) Pippa DuBarry.
(d) Philip Doane.

5. Lymond tells Brice that ____________________ must know where Robin Stewart is and Brice can go free.
(a) The King of France.
(b) The French Ambassador.
(c) Mary de Guise.
(d) Queen Catherine.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Richard so upset with Lymond?

2. It is learned that Oonagh and _______________ are conspiring against Lymond and Queen Mary.

3. Who kills Brice?

4. Who confesses to the plot to kill Queen Mary?

5. What does Queen Mary say to Oonagh the next day that makes Oonagh run away?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Antonius Beck? What does Lymond ask Michel Herisson to do regarding Beck?

2. Why is it important for O'LiamRoe to go to Oonagh to attain her compliance with talking about the murder plot?

3. How does O'LiamRoe enjoy the English court and what is the one aspect of the French court that is still of interest to him?

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

5. What happens at court when it is believed that Lymond is dead?

6. Why is the riddle about dissolving verbal contracts relevant for Robin?

7. What does Lymond learn about who is conspiring against him and Queen Mary and why it is necessary for Lymond to die?

8. What is the result of Robin's attacking Lymond while the court members are enjoying an evening out of doors?

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

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

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