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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. Why is Francis concerned about Christian's involvement in his imprisonment?

2. What happens to Will during the battle with Francis?

3. Where is Richard originally planning to take Francis before he decides to help him cross the border?

4. How long are Francis and Richard in the wilderness?

5. What are Richard's intentions as he returns home in Part 3, Chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Richard's search for the glove maker take him?

2. How does the Queen's illness lead to Tom's proposal for Christian?

3. What is Richard's response to the anonymous jewelry that Mariotta has been receiving?

4. How is Christian wounded?

5. What happens to Mariotta on her way home, and how does she encounter Francis?

6. How do Kate's feelings towards Francis change?

7. How long has Richard been away, and what are his intentions when returning in Part 3, Chapter 3?

8. What does Sybilla explain to Richard in Dumbarton?

9. How do Francis and Richard end up in the wilderness without the Scottish army?

10. How is Francis captured in Part 3, Chapter 4?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the author's character development of Francis as the main character in the book. Provide several examples of how the mystery of his intentions is kept and why, the elements of his character that make it intriguing, and the effect it has on the other characters. Also, include a description of the layers of Francis's character that are revealed when Christian is captured, wounded, and during the time that she passes away.

Essay Topic 2

Explain the impact that Mariotta's anonymous jewelry has on her marriage. Include how Mariotta first considers the jewelry, Sybilla's defense of Richard during Mariotta's initial complaints, the way she attempts to use the jewelry to gain Richard's attention, Richard's response, and the eventual divide it causes between them.

Essay Topic 3

The Christmas party brings joy and confrontation for the families that attend.

1) Explain the location of the Christmas party, the reasons for it, and how the guests arrive there.

2) Analyze the confrontation between Sybilla and Patey as well as the two problems she attempts to solve with the conversation.

3) Describe Maxwell, his personal reasons for attending the party, and the significance of his meeting with Francis.

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