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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the leveret die?

2. Which of the following is NOT something that the Queen Mother wants?

3. Queen Mary's life is at stake and ____________ are suspects.

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

5. How many men go on the steeplechase?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What role does Thady take on at the French court as it moves from one destination to another?

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

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

6. How does the steeplechase end?

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

8. What happens for Thady that lets him know his plans may begin?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast Lymond and Thady. What are their roles within the story? What must Lymond be expert in in order to carry out the personality game in the book? What purpose do both Lymond and Thady serve? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

QUEENS' PLAY is a classic example of historical fiction. What does that classification entail? Why does this book fit into this category?

Essay Topic 3

Create a brief character study of Lymond (Thady). What did he look like? What were his positive personality traits? What were some of his negative characteristics? What were his hopes and fears? What motivated him throughout his life?

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