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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the stranger fear after asking Sir Geoffrey for a few things in Chapter 2?
(a) That he will turn her in to the authorities.
(b) She fears that he might say no to her requests.
(c) That he will lock her away.
(d) She fears that she has been impertinent.

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

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) Because Prince Edward is ill.
(d) She is upset to see the Queen.

4. What does Kate ask Christopher to tell her about in Chapter 6?
(a) His first love.
(b) Cecily's disappearance.
(c) His childhood.
(d) Sir Geoffrey's marriage.

5. What does Kate find odd about Christopher and Sir Geoffrey's relationship in Chapter 3?
(a) They like to gang up on people.
(b) They are rude to each other.
(c) Their lack of communication and indifference towards one another.
(d) They say they have known each other a long time but do not seem to know anything about one another.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who might get suspicious if Kate does not return to where she came from in Chapter 6?

2. For whom are Alicia and Kate ladies-in-waiting?

3. Why do people go on pilgrimages to the holy well in Chapter 4?

4. What does Old Dorothy think happened to Cecily?

5. What has the estate recently suffered as of Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

1. What mysterious things does Kate see and hear upon arriving at Perilous Gard in Chapter 2?

2. What does Kate tell Christopher about at the beginning of Chapter 6?

3. What does Kate see and do when she notices a gate open in Chapter 4?

4. What is Randal's involvement with the Fairy Folk, as explained in Chapter 6?

5. What does Christopher believe is the reason that Cecily is being held hostage in Chapter 6?

6. Who is Anne Warden?

7. What does Alicia ignore in Chapter 1?

8. What does Kate notice of the estate in Chapter 3?

9. What does a stranger tell Sir Geoffrey she would like in Chapter 2?

10. How does Christopher react to the slipper in Chapter 6?

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