2. Why does Burrich decide to stand outside Kettricken's door?
(a) Because she is thinking of running away.
(b) Because she is pregnant.
(c) Because she asks him to do so.
(d) Because she has the king's seal.

3. Who does Fitz accidentally skill?
(a) Shrewd.
(b) Regal.
(c) Burrich.
(d) Verity.

4. Why does Verity want Fitz to go to the map room?
(a) To find a scroll.
(b) To get an object.
(c) To see where the river Verity is near goes.
(d) To locate a town.

5. Molly tells Fitz which two people had been in love but didn't marry?
(a) Patience and Burrich.
(b) Molly and the Fool.
(c) Kettricken and Shrewd.
(d) Regal and Celerity.

6. What do Fitz and the King learn?
(a) Verity is alive.
(b) Verity is dead.
(c) They learn nothing.
(d) They are unable to make contact with Verity.

7. Why does Duke Brawndy request Fitz's presence?
(a) To ask Fiz to declare himself king and marry the Duke's daughter.
(b) To inform Fitz he is under arrest.
(c) To ask Fitz if the Duke's daughter is Fitz's lover.
(d) To tell him he knows about Regal's plot to kill the King.

8. Who plans an escape for the King and Kettricken?
(a) Fitz and Burrich.
(b) Fitz and Chade.
(c) Fitz and Regal.
(d) Fitz alone.

9. What does the letter handed to Kettricken say?
(a) That Kettricken's father has been killed.
(b) That Verity is dead.
(c) That Regal is dead.
(d) That Kettricken is under arrest for treason.

10. How does Regal treat Duke Brawndy?
(a) He courts his daughter.
(b) He throws him a party.
(c) He ignores him.
(d) He throws him in the dungeon.

11. Where does Burrich plan to take Shrewd and Kettricken?
(a) To a monastery many leagues away.
(b) He is not yet certain.
(c) To the mountain kingdom that Kettricken came from.
(d) To the ancient ones sanctuary.

12. How does Molly react to her and Fitz's conversation?
(a) She leaves in tears.
(b) She is excited.
(c) She is curious.
(d) She gets angry.

13. How does King Shrewd respond to Burrich's report?
(a) He acts as though he is not listening.
(b) By saying that the group deserved to be attacked.
(c) King Shrewd listens carefully but drowsily and doesn't respond fully.
(d) With a demand that the attackers be found immediately.

14. What do Fitz and Burrich decide to do?
(a) Blackmail Regal.
(b) Assassinate Regal.
(c) Ask King Shrewd to use the skill to verify the information Kettricken receives.
(d) Go in search of Verity.

15. Why is the King unwilling to escape?
(a) He says he is too tired.
(b) He has asked Verity to come back.
(c) He trusts Regal.
(d) He feeling well enough to take over his duties.