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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Sybilla hire Bullo to do in Part 2, Chapter 2?
(a) Turn silver into gold.
(b) Turn copper into gold.
(c) Turn bronze into gold.
(d) Turn lead into gold.

2. What battle is described in Part 1, Chapter 1?
(a) The Battle of Langside.
(b) The Battle of Carberry Hill.
(c) The Battle of Pinkie.
(d) The Battle of Ancrum Moor.

3. Which one of the following is not included in the description of Agnes Herries in Part 1, Chapter 4?
(a) Unusually anxious.
(b) Wealthy.
(c) Outspoken.
(d) Not very good looking.

4. Who joins Francis at the Midculter castle in the "Opening Gambit"?
(a) Sybilla, Mariotta, and Janet.
(b) Sybilla, Janet, and Richard.
(c) Mariotta, Janet, and Richard.
(d) Sybilla, Mariotta, Janet, and Richard.

5. How is Bullo's transmutation process described?
(a) Expensive, but not lengthy.
(b) Lengthy and expensive.
(c) Neither lengthy nor expensive.
(d) Lengthy, but not expensive.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the maritime vessel that arrives in Scotland in the Opening Gambit?

2. How do Francis's men join him?

3. What good news do the soldiers bring in Part 1, Chapter 2?

4. Where is Sam Harvey scheduled to travel in order to meet with Francis?

5. Which house does Sybilla hire Johnie Bullo to perform at?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens between Mariotta and Richard when he returns in Part 2, Chapter 2?

2. How does Francis obtain the letter left for him at the Somerville home?

3. How does Francis enter Scotland in the Opening Gambit?

4. What does Will learn from Francis during his first month with the army?

5. How is Agnes described, and why is she sent to live at Midculter?

6. Who are Patey Liddell and Johnie Bullo?

7. What is a Papingo shoot and what happens at the event?

8. Why does Richard need Wat's help in Part 2, Chapter 1?

9. What happens to Agnes while she is on her way to Midculter with Richard?

10. What happens when Will and Wat cross paths in Part 2, Chapter 2?

(see the answer keys)

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