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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. What happens to Will during the battle with Francis?

2. What does Richard initially want as Part 4, Chapter 3 begins?

3. Who accompanies Christian to care for the Queen in Part 3, Chapter 2?

4. What does Francis discuss with Richard about Mariotta?

5. Who is Christian staying with in Part 3, Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Will arranges a meeting with Wat?

2. What marriages are taking place at the end of Part 3, Chapter 3?

3. What happens when Richard challenges Francis to a fight, and how does Francis stop the spy from reaching England?

4. What is the conversation between Mariotta and Dandy as they prepare for the party?

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

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

7. How does Richard react to hearing the news of Mariotta's association with Francis?

8. What causes Francis to consider surrendering in Part 4, Chapter 2?

9. What news does Mariotta have in Part 2, Chapter 3, and how does Richard respond to it?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Dandy is an interesting character that has an effect on the main themes of the book.

1) Explain how Dandy and his life are first described by the author.

2) Describe Lady Hunter, her relationship with Dandy, and why it is the source of his stress.

3) Analyze the conversations that Dandy has with Mariotta and the clues within them that point to his motives.

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

Analyze Will's meeting with Wat, including the following: why he chooses to arrange it without Francis's knowledge, the failed attempts of Wat to convince Will to leave Francis' group, the fight between Wat and Will, what Wat does to get Will's attention, and how the meeting's interruption is misinterpreted by Will.

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