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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Curse of Sauchieburn and The Wild Knight.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does James not think his infidelity has anything to do with his bad luck with having children with Margaret?
(a) Because all of the problems have been Margaret's fault anyway.
(b) He doesn't think much on this, actually.
(c) Because it is a ridiculous idea.
(d) Because his father had affairs and healthy children.

2. Where do Margaret and James get married?
(a) They don't.
(b) Hollywood.
(c) Holyrood.
(d) The castle garden.

3. How does Margaret learn that baby James has died?
(a) She is there when it happens.
(b) From a messenger.
(c) James tells her.
(d) She sees it in a dream.

4. What kind of father does James want to be?
(a) Cruel and distant.
(b) Any kind other than how his own father was.
(c) Strict but fair.
(d) Absent but powerful when he is present (rarely).

5. Which two siblings are most at odds as children?
(a) Mary and Henry.
(b) Margaret and Mary.
(c) Henry and Margaret.
(d) No one; they all get along perfectly.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the king when "The Thistle and the Rose" opens?

2. Who wrote "The Thistle and the Rose"?

3. What country does the opening of "The Thistle and the Rose" take place in?

4. Who remains constantly by Margaret's side after she learns her first-born son has died?

5. What does Margaret think about during the childbirth of her first born?

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