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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the nickname of the singer in Chapter 2?
(a) "The weeper".
(b) "The angel".
(c) "The wanderer".
(d) "The harper".

2. Who might get suspicious if Kate does not return to where she came from in Chapter 6?
(a) Her father and sister.
(b) Sir Geoffrey.
(c) Master John and Old Dorothy.
(d) Princess Elizabeth.

3. Why does Alicia begin to cry in Chapter 1?
(a) She believes she is to be executed.
(b) She is happy to see her father.
(c) She is upset to see the Queen.
(d) Because Prince Edward is ill.

4. Why do people go on pilgrimages to the holy well in Chapter 4?
(a) In hopes of healing their illness and ailments.
(b) They believe a saint died near that spot.
(c) To exercise.
(d) To meet the Fairy Folk.

5. For whom are Alicia and Kate ladies-in-waiting?
(a) Queen Mary.
(b) Princess Elizabeth.
(c) Anne Boleyn.
(d) Queen Victoria.

6. What do Kate and Christopher hear in Chapter 6?
(a) A little girl laughing.
(b) Randal singing a ballad.
(c) Church bells.
(d) Someone crying in the distance.

7. What does Kate see past the open gate in Chapter 4?
(a) A large gorge surrounded by high cliffs.
(b) A small cottage.
(c) A deer.
(d) Some travelling performers.

8. Who will take the letter for Kate in Chapter 6?
(a) Christopher.
(b) Randal.
(c) Old Dorothy.
(d) Sir Geoffrey.

9. What role has Sir Geoffrey not kept up as of Chapter 6?
(a) Father to Cecily.
(b) The village Lord.
(c) Caretaker of the estate.
(d) Breadwinner.

10. What does Kate see along the edge of the trees in Chapter 2?
(a) A rabbit.
(b) A deer.
(c) A child.
(d) A woman.

11. Who is Master John?
(a) The village doctor.
(b) A farmhand.
(c) The overseer of the estate.
(d) Sir Geoffrey's brother.

12. Where is Kate surprised to see Christopher in Chapter 4?
(a) In a small hut.
(b) By the ocean.
(c) In a field.
(d) In a cave.

13. How does Kate feel at the estate in Chapter 4?
(a) Excited and adventurous.
(b) Lonely and bored.
(c) Happy yet homesick.
(d) Tired and angry.

14. What did a golden haired girl give Randal?
(a) A lock of her hair.
(b) Her necklace.
(c) A cookie.
(d) The slipper of a shoe.

15. What does Kate urge the recipient of her letter in Chapter 6?
(a) To return to the estate as soon as possible.
(b) To spy on the Fairy Folk.
(c) To run far away.
(d) To return Cecily straight away.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Kate ask Christopher to tell her about in Chapter 6?

2. Who is the author of the novel "The Perilous Gard"?

3. Where does Linda live?

4. What does the singer tell Kate to be careful not to do in Chapter 2?

5. Why is this person being held hostage by the Fairy Folk in Chapter 6?

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