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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Reckless Marriage and the Deserted Queen.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to Margaret's second child soon after being born?
(a) He dies.
(b) She is kidnapped.
(c) He is kidnapped.
(d) She dies.

2. How does Margaret react to James when she first meets him?
(a) She is intrigued but standoffish.
(b) She finds him funny but not very smart.
(c) She falls immediately in love with him.
(d) She can't stand him.

3. Where does Albany consider home when he is first introduced in the novel?
(a) Scotland.
(b) At sea.
(c) England.
(d) France.

4. What is the one thing that Margaret can give James that his lovers cannot?
(a) A legitimate heir.
(b) Money.
(c) The crown.
(d) True love.

5. Why is the alliance between Albany and Angus particularly scandalous?
(a) Because they are lovers.
(b) Because they both hate each other.
(c) Because they are siblings but don't know it.
(d) Because it involves Angus scheming against his wife, the queen.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of wedding do Angus and Margaret have?

2. Why does Margaret lie in her letter to Henry, saying the birth of her next child is imminent?

3. How does Angus feel about marrying Margaret?

4. What does Margaret say is the main thing influencing her desire to have James stop with his affairs?

5. Why does James not think his infidelity has anything to do with his bad luck with having children with Margaret?

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