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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 Richard need Wat's help with in Part 2, Chapter 1?
(a) Finding Jonathan Crouch.
(b) Securing the border.
(c) Finding Francis.
(d) Creating a diversion.

2. What good news do the soldiers bring in Part 1, Chapter 2?
(a) The Scottish troops have defeated the English.
(b) The Scottish troops have recruited Francis's army.
(c) The Scottish troops have doubled in size.
(d) The Scottish troops have surrounded the English.

3. How does Richard respond to the anonymous jewels that Mariotta is wearing?
(a) He is oblivious to them.
(b) He is saddened by them.
(c) He is angered by them.
(d) He is confused by them.

4. How many days ago had Jonathan Crouch been taken prisoner when Francis learns of his capture?
(a) Four.
(b) One.
(c) Two.
(d) Three.

5. How are Francis's battle strategies described?
(a) Ineffective in planning, but not execution.
(b) Brilliant in planning, but not execution.
(c) Ineffective in both planning and execution.
(d) Brilliant in both plan and execution.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of discussion does Will observe between Francis and Richard at the end of Part 1, Chapter 1?

2. How is the current state of Scotland described in "Opening Gambit"?

3. How long has Agnes been engaged to John Hamilton?

4. How does Buccleuch describe his son, Will, in Part 1, Chapter 3?

5. Who typically visits the ale houses at night?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How is Francis Crawford first introduced in the Opening Gambit?

3. How does Wat initially react to the news of Will's alliance with Francis?

4. Why is Wat pretending to be sick?

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

6. What does Will discover about Francis in Chapter 2, Part 1?

7. How does Francis assemble the men for his campaign?

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

9. Who is Sym and how does he find the stranger?

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

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