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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the example that Will remembers in Part 1, Chapter 5, what does Francis take from the English train?

2. What is Gideon's home called?

3. What does Agnes begin receiving anonymously?

4. How is Bullo's transmutation process described?

5. Why does Francis return to the Midculter castle?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Wat pretending to be sick?

2. What plan does Francis have to cross the border with Will in Part 1, Chapter 1?

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

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

5. How does Will describe the men at Francis's camp after his first month there?

6. How is Catherine Hunter described, and what is her situation?

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

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

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

10. What is the result of the reunion of Francis and his family at Midculter in the Opening Gambit?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Papingo shoot features new characters and another reason for Richard to resent Francis.

1) Explain what a Papingo shoot is along with the effect it has on the town and its people.

2) Describe Patey Liddell and what he is known for throughout the town.

3) Analyze the ending to the Papingo shoot, how Richard is wounded, the clue that is left behind, and Richard's response to it.

Essay Topic 2

Following a Scottish defeat and victory, the main characters and their families are experiencing the effects of the pending war in different ways.

1) Analyze the various ways that women and men are reacting and coping with the war between Scotland and England.

2) Describe how Mariotta is handling Richard's absence and why her feelings are a major part of the plot.

3) Explain Wat's initial reaction to Will's alliance with Francis and the way he characterizes his son.

Essay Topic 3

Explain how Francis tests Will before allowing him to join the group. Include an analysis of why Francis is skeptical of Will at first, Will's reasons for volunteering, the three key elements that Will's character adds to the story and Francis' character, as well as the first mission that he and Francis embark on.

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