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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 is Francis's personality while he is in captivity?

2. What does Richard challenge Francis to in Part 4, Chapter 2?

3. What does Bullo use to disguise the alchemy experiment in its final stages?

4. How does her marriage to Maxwell make one of Agnes's earlier assertions a reality?

5. What does Richard attempt to find out about the glove when he takes it and leaves?

Short Essay Questions

1. What event causes the escape of Francis from captivity and the rescue of Gideon?

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

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

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

5. Why does Francis release Gideon and what request does he have for him?

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

7. How is Francis freed in Threave, and what does Will learn while being imprisoned there?

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

9. How is Francis cornered and captured in Part 4, Chapter 1?

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

Chronicle the relationship of Francis and Will, and the effects that it has on the story in general.

1) Describe the reasons why Will first begins to doubt his allegiance to Francis.

2) Explain how Will betrays Francis and why he informs Wat about Francis's location.

3) Describe the fight between Francis and Will in the convent cellar.

4) Analyze the conversation between Francis and Will in prison as Will learns the truth about Francis.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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