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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the guards find on Miles when they arrest him?
(a) A picture of Miles at his country estate.
(b) A letter from Hugh to Sir Marlow.
(c) The letter Edward wrote in several languages.
(d) The letter Edward wrote in royal code.

2. The old man tells Edward that he is __________.
(a) An archangel.
(b) An elf.
(c) A devil.
(d) An apparition.

3. The custom for the soon-to-be-crowned king is ________________.
(a) To get off his horse and meet the commoners.
(b) To give several prisoners pardons.
(c) To wear a veil until his crowning.
(d) To throw coins to the crowds.

4. Who intervenes with Hugo's revenge?
(a) Ruffler.
(b) Canty.
(c) Yokel.
(d) Jones.

5. What does Miles know about the five servants who remain in the household after he has left?
(a) They are too old to remember anything.
(b) They were all Hugo's servants as a boy.
(c) They have never paid attention to Miles.
(d) They are villains.

6. What astonishes Edward after breakfast?
(a) There are no sweets in the house.
(b) The barnyard animals are allowed in to eat the leftovers off the floor.
(c) He is asked to do a number of chores.
(d) The girls must milk cows and slaughter chickens.

7. Who is Sir Marlow to the whipping boy?
(a) Father.
(b) No relation.
(c) Brother.
(d) Cousin.

8. What does Edward do after the lashing?
(a) Dubs Miles an Earl.
(b) Dubs Hugh an Earl.
(c) Tells Hugh he will be hanged.
(d) Asks Miles to go with him to London.

9. What does Edward refuse to do?
(a) Take part in any illegal activities.
(b) Kill any of the outlaws.
(c) Help the outlaws.
(d) Walk on his own.

10. Tom's mother knows who he is because ____________.
(a) He instinctively puts his hands to his eyes.
(b) She recognizes the scar over his eye.
(c) He embraces her and whispers in her ear.
(d) He calls out to her.

11. What does Miles want from Sir Marlow?
(a) For Marlow to arrange an audience with the king.
(b) For Marlow to take Edward under his wing.
(c) For Marlow to plead his case with Hugh.
(d) For Marlow to visit Edward.

12. What does Miles refuse to do?
(a) Divorce Edith.
(b) Allow Edward to leave Hendon Hall.
(c) Kill Hugo.
(d) Leave Hendon Hall.

13. Who is Sir Humphrey Marlow?
(a) Miles' former valet.
(b) Edward's guardian.
(c) Edward's tutor.
(d) Miles' friend at court.

14. What is the color of the horse Tom rides?
(a) Black.
(b) White.
(c) Roan.
(d) Brown.

15. What makes the farmer's wife think Edward must have been a helper in the king's kitchen?
(a) He peels the potatoes rapidly.
(b) He understands spices.
(c) He can cook an egg to perfection.
(d) He talks so eloquently about fine food.

Short Answer Questions

1. Tom reminds Edward of what event?

2. Who arrives just as Edward throws down a bundle Hugo has stolen?

3. Who takes Edward to court?

4. Whom does Miles ask to see?

5. What makes the bundle that was stolen valuable?

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