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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Margaret and Albany and The Queen's Lover.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Margaret react to James's desire to bring other children in to the castle?
(a) She does not like it.
(b) She is excited that baby James will have some playmates.
(c) She has given up all hope of dealing with him reasonably.
(d) She is glad because then she can make sure James is the best.

2. How does Margaret learn of Albany's infidelity?
(a) She walks in on Albany with one of his girlfriends.
(b) She overhears gossip while shopping for groceries.
(c) Her daughter tells her.
(d) A member of the Douglas clan tells her.

3. What holiday happens right before baby James reaches his first birthday?
(a) Christmas.
(b) Easter.
(c) Memorial Day.
(d) Summer Solstice.

4. How does Angus respond to Margaret's plan to flee Scotland with her children?
(a) He refuses to go with her.
(b) He thinks she is ridiculous.
(c) He helps her plan things out.
(d) She never tells him of this plan.

5. What do most people believe Albany can end?
(a) James's sleepwalking.
(b) Margaret's ridiculous marriage attempts.
(c) The feud between Henry and Margaret.
(d) The bickering between the Douglas Clan and the Hamiltons.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much older than Janet Kennedy is Bell-the-Cat?

2. Who is Angus in love with when Bell-the-Cat dies?

3. Where does Albany consider home when he is first introduced in the novel?

4. What happens to Margaret's second child soon after being born?

5. What does Margaret confess to James that Albany probably doesn't have the ambition for?

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