2. Where does Alec take Richard after his trial?
(a) To his rented room in Riverside.
(b) To theTremontaine estate.
(c) To Lord Ferris's estate.
(d) To a tavern.

3. What does Ferris worry will happen to Richard?
(a) He'll rebel against Lord Ferris.
(b) He'll retire from sword fighting.
(c) He'll flee the country.
(d) He'll get hanged.

4. Does Richard admit to killing Lord Horn at his trial?
(a) No, because he is not allowed to speak.
(b) Yes, freely.
(c) No, although they try to coerce him.
(d) Yes, after being coerced.

5. What punishment does the court give Lord Ferris?
(a) They send him away to a foreign land as an ambassador.
(b) They assign him to a position on a ship that will be at sea for years.
(c) They send him to prison but with possibility of parole.
(d) They send him to prison with no possibility of release.

6. How many people show up to Richard's public trial?
(a) The whole town.
(b) No one not required to attend.
(c) Only the Council members.
(d) Only the highest ranking Lords and their guests.

7. Where do Alec and Richard sit for the performance?
(a) In the low-cost seats at the far side.
(b) Near the door.
(c) In prominent seats.
(d) Hidden in the back.

8. Where does Katherine tell Richard to come with her?
(a) To Richard's landlady's home.
(b) Into the street to talk privately.
(c) To a house in the Old Market.
(d) To a disused cottage on the Hill.

9. Where does Richard go to find Michael?
(a) The council chamber.
(b) A tavern on The Hill.
(c) A party.
(d) Michael's house.

10. What does Richard climb and hide in while he breaks into Lord Horn's house?
(a) Delicately carved walls.
(b) Decorative plants.
(c) Ornate statuary.
(d) Ancient oak trees.

11. Whose house does Alec go to?
(a) The Duchess's.
(b) Lord Ferris's.
(c) Lord Halliday's.
(d) Lord Horn's.

12. Who knocks on Richard's door with the news that Lord Horn's swordsmen are dead?
(a) Michael.
(b) A messenger.
(c) Ginnie.
(d) Katherine.

13. What does Katherine tell Richard when she meets him at the tavern?
(a) She needs his help to save Alec from trouble.
(b) She wants to protect him from noblemen like Lord Ferris.
(c) She wants to help him find Alec.
(d) She wants to run away with him.

14. What is the Duchess's relationship to Alec?
(a) She is his aunt.
(b) She is his mother.
(c) She is his older sister.
(d) She is his grandmother.

15. What is Alec doing when Richard returns home, after going out?
(a) Drawing on the walls.
(b) Burning pages of a book.
(c) Vomiting.
(d) Sleeping.