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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the title of the new job Vivian is being promoted into?
(a) Patient Services Coordinator.
(b) Director of Annual Giving.
(c) Director of In-Patient Services.
(d) Director of Social Work.

2. What does the stable manager tell Vivian it is helpful to think of the horses as?
(a) A big stuffed animal.
(b) A bear.
(c) A ride at an amusement park.
(d) A bigger version of a dog she has loved.

3. In Chapter 5, what was the only reason Vivian had hesitated to ask Malcolm to Christmas Eve dinner at Sycamore Cottage?
(a) She thought the Duchess would think Vivian was rude.
(b) She thought the staff would think badly of her for inviting him.
(c) She thought the Queen would be angry.
(d) She did not want Maddie finding out that she and Malcolm were attracted to each other.

4. What does Malcolm tell Vivian about how to get her horse to walk?
(a) She should give her horse a gentle kick in the ribs.
(b) She should give her horse a quick tug on his right ear.
(c) She should give her horse a quick tug on the reins.
(d) Her horse will automatically follow his horse.

5. In Chapter 6, what does Vivian tell Malcolm about how she feels about her job?
(a) She loves it.
(b) She likes it, but she thinks she will like the job she is being promoted into even better.
(c) She likes it, but is mostly doing it for the money.
(d) She hates it.

6. What estate do Maddie and Vivian have to be driven to as soon as they arrive in England?
(a) Sandringham.
(b) Buckingham.
(c) Frogmore.
(d) Windsor.

7. Why does the stable manager tell Vivian he is starting her with the particular horse he chooses for her?
(a) She is used to having kids ride her.
(b) She is older and more docile.
(c) She is gentle and loves people.
(d) She is particularly used to having Americans ride her.

8. Why does the Queen's private secretary ask Vivian to come to the stables with him the following day in Chapter 2?
(a) She tells him she has never been close to a horse at all.
(b) She tells him horses are the animal she loves best.
(c) She says her father always wanted her to be able to ride horses, but they were too poor.
(d) She tells him horseback riding is her favorite thing to do.

9. In Chapter 3, who is the staff member that delivers messages between Malcolm and Vivian?
(a) Robert.
(b) Sally.
(c) James.
(d) Julia.

10. In Chapter 4, what does Malcolm tell Vivian about his history with riding horses?
(a) He only rides when he absolutely has to, because he does not really like it.
(b) He never rides horses.
(c) He learned to ride as a young child.
(d) He learned to ride as an adult because it was a strategic move for work.

11. What does Malcolm say to Vivian that finally convinces her to get on the horse for the first time?
(a) He tells her to think of telling her ex-husband that she has ridden a horse.
(b) He tells her to think of telling her boss back at home that she has ridden a horse.
(c) He tells her to think of Maddie's face later when she tells Maddie she has ridden a horse.
(d) He tells her to think of the horse as her friend.

12. What does Vivian think of the Duchess when she meets her in person for the first time?
(a) She is business-like and efficient, and not very interested in chatting with guests.
(b) She is smaller in person, pretty, and very friendly and warm.
(c) She is rude and superior.
(d) She is polite but brisk.

13. What does the stable manager give Vivian to give to the horses at first?
(a) Oats.
(b) Sugar cubes.
(c) Medicine.
(d) Feathers.

14. What signs does Vivian's and Maddie's chauffeur hold at Heathrow Airport to let them know he is there to pick them up?
(a) This Misses Forest.
(b) Maddie and Vivian.
(c) Ms. M. Forest and Ms. V. Forest.
(d) M. and V.

15. What does Malcolm tell Vivian about the Queen's horses in Chapter 3?
(a) They are all from the same family of horses.
(b) They are all well-fed.
(c) They would never mistreat a guest of the royal family.
(d) They are all black or brown.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 4, what does Vivian tell Malcolm she hoped she might see in England?

2. What does the stable manager give to Vivian to give to the horse she will ride right before she gets on the horse?

3. In Chapter 5, what does Malcolm tell Vivian his nephew Miles is taking a year off between high school and college to do?

4. In Chapter 5, what food does Vivian try that she does not like at all?

5. In Chapter 5, what does Vivian remember with displeasure about one of the last men she dated?

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