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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Henry respond to Margaret's request for her inheritance?
(a) He brings it in person so she doesn't get too sad seeing her old things.
(b) He declines it.
(c) He sends it right away -- plus interest.
(d) He sends it right away.

2. On what date does Albany arrive in England (after Margaret has married Angus)?
(a) May 15, 1818.
(b) May 25, 1812.
(c) May 2, 1815.
(d) May 18, 1515.

3. Where does Margaret have her first marriage ceremony to James?
(a) In England.
(b) In France.
(c) In Scotland.
(d) In Spain.

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

5. How old is Margaret when she first becomes pregnant?
(a) 12.
(b) 24.
(c) 17.
(d) 20.

6. Why does Bell-the-Cat die?
(a) He kills himself.
(b) James kills him.
(c) He is poisoned.
(d) From grief over losing loved ones.

7. Why is Angus single when Margaret becomes interested in him?
(a) Because he is too poor to find a wife.
(b) Because his wife has just died.
(c) Because Margaret had her banished.
(d) Because he is too shy to meet anyone to get married to.

8. When does Archibald start being called "Angus"?
(a) When Margaret decides that is his new nickname.
(b) When he loses a bet.
(c) When he becomes the new Earl of Angus.
(d) When he inherits the king's throne.

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

10. Why must Margaret leave Scotland without her children?
(a) Because she will return for them later, according to the plan.
(b) Because she is trying to get away from them.
(c) Because her plan to bring them failed.
(d) Because they start crying and refuse to leave.

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

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

13. What has happened to the woman James first fell in love with?
(a) She was poisoned.
(b) She was killed for treason.
(c) She is killed by Margaret.
(d) She has been exiled.

14. Why is the birth of Margaret's second child a bit disappointing?
(a) Because she has already had one baby.
(b) Because it was a secret.
(c) Because it is a girl.
(d) Because she got pregnant by a man who wasn't her husband.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does James treat his children?

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

3. Why is Lady Heron at home with only a daughter -- and no husband?

4. What is the one thing that Margaret can give James that his lovers cannot?

5. Who is Janet Kennedy when she is first introduced in the text?

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