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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do the common people respond to Margaret as she travels to marry James?
(a) She has to travel in secret.
(b) Very well; they seem to like her.
(c) Terribly; they pelt her carriage with tomatoes.
(d) The reader never learns this information.

2. Where is John Stuart living when he is called to Scotland?
(a) Spain.
(b) France.
(c) England.
(d) America.

3. How does Lord Drummond feel about the possible marriage between Angus and Margaret?
(a) That it must be done quickly.
(b) That many people will be against the union.
(c) All of these answers are correct.
(d) That it is a good idea.

4. What prevents Margaret from moving more quickly with Angus?
(a) Her shyness.
(b) The fact that he is still married.
(c) His shyness.
(d) Her pregnancy.

5. Why is Angus's family eager for him to become involved with Margaret?
(a) Because they like Margaret.
(b) Because of the benefits it will bring the family.
(c) This is a trick question; the reader never learns how Angus's family feels.
(d) Because they want to overthrow Margaret.

6. Who is John Stuart?
(a) James's illegitimate son.
(b) Margaret's cousin.
(c) The Duke of Albany.
(d) Margaret's illegitimate son.

7. Who is the child Margaret encounters one day in the castle shortly after she marries James?
(a) His daughter with another woman.
(b) Her niece.
(c) Her sister.
(d) A ghost.

8. How does Henry become King of England?
(a) He marries a princess.
(b) Margaret's father dies.
(c) He overthrows the current king.
(d) He stages a rebellion.

9. How old is Henry when the novel opens?
(a) 10.
(b) 8.
(c) 6.
(d) 12.

10. What does Margaret name the son she has after James's death?
(a) Angus.
(b) Mark.
(c) Alexander.
(d) Dumbledore.

11. How does James IV feel about his marriage to Margaret?
(a) He can't wait to see her.
(b) He hates her before he even has met her.
(c) He is not particularly excited.
(d) He could care less one way or the other.

12. What number child is the second baby James (of Margaret's)?
(a) Seventh.
(b) Fourth.
(c) Fifth.
(d) Sixth.

13. How does James treat his children?
(a) He only loves the girls.
(b) He spoils them rotten and they end up annoying everyone else.
(c) He only loves the boys.
(d) He dotes on them.

14. How is Margaret's mother's pregnancy progressing when Margaret gets married?
(a) Perfectly.
(b) Great -- she's having twins!
(c) Secretly; no one knows she is pregnant.
(d) It is very difficult.

15. Who is the king when "The Thistle and the Rose" opens?
(a) Henry V.
(b) Henry II.
(c) Henry Jr.
(d) Henry VII.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Margaret when she first becomes pregnant?

2. How does Angus respond to Margaret's plan to flee Scotland with her children?

3. How old is Margaret when the novel opens?

4. Who helps Margaret make plans to flee the country with her children?

5. Which two siblings are most at odds as children?

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