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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Randal go some nights?
(a) To London.
(b) To the leper's hut.
(c) To the neighboring village.
(d) To the Fairy Folk.

2. What does Kate not really want to know in Chapter 4?
(a) The truth behind Cecily's disappearance.
(b) What Christopher thinks of her.
(c) The true identity of the Lady in Green.
(d) What her sister is getting up to in London.

3. What does Kate try to convince herself of in Chapter 3?
(a) That the mysterious woman at the edge of the woods was a neighbour.
(b) That she didn't see a deer.
(c) That the rabbit went down a nearby hole.
(d) That the child was playing a hiding game.

4. What does Alicia's letter complain about in Chapter 1?
(a) Living conditions.
(b) Queen Mary's political policies.
(c) Her lack of social life.
(d) The weather.

5. What does Kate agree to do at the end of Chapter 6?
(a) Spy on Christopher.
(b) Tend to the gardens.
(c) Not to arouse suspicion.
(d) Make tea for the household once a day.

6. How does Christopher describe Anne in Chapter 4?
(a) As mean and cold-hearted.
(b) As pensive and intelligent.
(c) As sickly and often afraid.
(d) As beautiful and caring.

7. What does Old Dorothy think happened to Cecily?
(a) She was taken by a band of thieves.
(b) She was "taken by the well".
(c) She drowned.
(d) She got lost while walking in the woods.

8. What does Kate note about the singer when she hears singing in Chapter 2?
(a) The singer has a good voice.
(b) The singer sings very loudly.
(c) The singer sounds sad.
(d) The singer is not very good at singing.

9. What is Alicia not surprised at in Chapter 1?
(a) That Kate will not do as Alicia asks.
(b) That the Queen is not angry with her.
(c) That Blanche is ill.
(d) That the Queen is angry at Kate.

10. How old was Cecily when Anne died?
(a) Four.
(b) Seven.
(c) Three months.
(d) Nine.

11. Who was Anne Warden?
(a) Cecily's sister.
(b) Sir Geoffrey's wife.
(c) Christopher's first love.
(d) Kate's mother.

12. What disrupts Kate's journey in Chapter 2?
(a) A band of thieves stops her along the way.
(b) A sudden downpour.
(c) She becomes ill.
(d) When Sir Geoffrey pulls over and helps someone with their cart.

13. Why does Kate go to the leper's hut in Chapter 6?
(a) To hide from Old Dorothy.
(b) To find her kitten.
(c) To find Christopher.
(d) To feed the lepers.

14. What does the singer tell Kate to be careful not to do in Chapter 2?
(a) Not to "smile at strangers".
(b) Not to get lost "like the other girl".
(c) Not to "eat the purple stuff".
(d) Not to "step on the grass".

15. What must Kate do with her instructions for the letter in Chapter 6?
(a) Hide them.
(b) Whisper them and do not put them in writing.
(c) Make them very detailed.
(d) Keep them simple.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Queen blame Kate for in Chapter 1?

2. What does Kate refuse to do in Chapter 1?

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

4. Where does Christopher stay when Sir Geoffrey is away?

5. What makes the journey very tedious for Kate in Chapter 2?

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