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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 Queen blame Kate for in Chapter 1?
(a) Not keeping the household more comfortable.
(b) Having a daliance with a married man.
(c) Corrupting Alicia's mind.
(d) Writing the letter.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Kate expect to happen when she walks through an open gate in Chapter 4?

3. Why might others get suspicious if Kate does not return to where she came from in Chapter 6?

4. What conclusion does Kate come to regarding Sir Geoffrey in Chapter 6?

5. What did Anne never try to teach Sir Geoffrey about?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who is Blanche Parry?

3. How is Princess Elizabeth's household described in Chapter 1?

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

5. What do Christopher and Kate worry about in terms of timing in Chapter 6?

6. What part has Sir Geoffrey played in Cecily's disappearance?

7. What does Old Dorothy tell Kate about why so many people pass through the courtyard in Chapter 4?

8. What difference of opinion do Kate and Alicia have in Chapter 1?

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

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

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