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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. What musical instrument does Lymond play while visiting with Oonagh?

2. Lymond is still very ill from the poison and knows that ______________ is the potential killer.

3. Where does Lymond travel to to find the French court and deal with Robin?

4. Margaret watches _______________ leave for Ireland.

5. Lymond tells Brice that ____________________ must know where Robin Stewart is and Brice can go free.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How is the statement regarding a dog not being fed or being fed by a trespasser relevant for this chapter?

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

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

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

8. 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?

9. 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?

10. Where does Lymond end up after being captured by Oonagh and rescued from the hotel fire?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Mary de Guise was no stranger to hurt and pain. From what you know of Mary de Guise's life through this book, what were her biggest sorrows and worst betrayals? How did she manage through them? How did her coping skills evidence themselves in many aspects of her life? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

Create a brief character study of Catherine de' Medici. What did she look like? What were her positive personality traits? What were some of her negative characteristics? What were her hopes and fears? What motivated her throughout her life?

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