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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What question regarding race does Vivian ask the Queen's private secretary?
(a) Whether he is able to advocate for racial equality issues in his role.
(b) Whether other black people work for the queen besides him.
(c) Whether black staff members get paid the same as white staff members.
(d) Whether his family is happy he is working for the Queen given the royal family's history of slave-trading.

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

3. In Chapter 5, what invitation does Vivian extend to Malcolm?
(a) She invites him to Christmas Eve dinner.
(b) She invites him to her granddaughter's christening.
(c) She invites him to visit her in California.
(d) She invites him to lunch with her and Maddie that day.

4. What does the stable manager tell Vivian that Malcolm says must be true, because he would not lie about it?
(a) The horse seems like she is scared.
(b) The stable might have to close soon.
(c) The weather is not very good for riding.
(d) The horse likes having Vivian up on her back.

5. Why is Vivian looking only at the back of the horse's head she is riding on for the first part of her ride on the horse?
(a) She feels like if she looks anywhere else, she might fall off the horse.
(b) She gets motion sickness and can only focus on one spot.
(c) She finds it calming to look at the bridle that is on the back of the horse's head there.
(d) She loves the fur on the horses's head there.

6. In Chapter 6, what does Malcolm ask Vivian to do that surprises her and she says she needs to think about?
(a) Move to England to be with him.
(b) Tell Maddie she is dating him.
(c) Consider hiring a caregiver for her sister Jo instead of handling Jo's care herself.
(d) Stay for a few days longer than she had planned and come to London with him.

7. In Chapter 5, what food does Vivian try that she does not like at all?
(a) Scotch eggs.
(b) Mushy peas.
(c) Pasties.
(d) Bubble and Squeak.

8. 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 Queen would be angry.
(b) She did not want Maddie finding out that she and Malcolm were attracted to each other.
(c) She thought the staff would think badly of her for inviting him.
(d) She thought the Duchess would think Vivian was rude.

9. Why does the Duchess say all the bedrooms have fires and fireplaces?
(a) The house is very drafty.
(b) The house has no other means of heating.
(c) There are many spiders and mice in the house, and the fires keep them at bay.
(d) There is a British superstition that says fires always have to be burning in a bedroom.

10. In Chapter 4, what does Malcolm tell Vivian the monarchy offers in times of political turmoil?
(a) Money.
(b) Chaos.
(c) Peace.
(d) Permanence.

11. Who says Malcolm is a snob, as Malcolm tells it to Vivian?
(a) His daughter.
(b) His nephew Miles.
(c) His ex-wife.
(d) His sister.

12. In Chapter 4, what does Malcolm tell Vivian about the current state of Parliament?
(a) It is in chaos.
(b) The leader of each party is getting ready to resign.
(c) The leader of the majority party is mired in scandal, which is making everyone nervous.
(d) It is fairly stable.

13. Who is Malcolm's nephew?
(a) Marcus.
(b) James.
(c) Miles.
(d) Johnny.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one reason Vivian is nervous about her trip to the stables in Chapter 4?

2. Which horse does Malcolm usually ride from the stables?

3. In Chapter 3, how does Malcolm take his tea?

4. Where does the Queen's private secretary work most of the time?

5. Where does Maddie ask her mother to come with her for Christmas?

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