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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Margaret request James not do on his pilgrimage to pray for another child?
(a) Smoke.
(b) Visit Janet Kennedy.
(c) Sell her fancy dresses.
(d) Drink.

2. How does Angus respond when Margaret tries to seduce him for the first time?
(a) He fights it.
(b) He succumbs.
(c) He laughs at her lame attempts.
(d) He flees in terror.

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

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

5. Who eventually calls on Albany to go to Scotland?
(a) The President of the United States.
(b) The King of France.
(c) The King of Prussia.
(d) The King of England.

6. Who is Bell-the-Cat in relation to Angus?
(a) His father.
(b) His uncle.
(c) His grandfather.
(d) His brother.

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

8. What reminds Margaret that she is owed her brother's inheritance?
(a) A small child.
(b) The naming of her third child.
(c) A dream.
(d) A necklace James buys her.

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

10. Which children does James say he wants to bring to the castle?
(a) His other illegitimate sons.
(b) His other illegitimate daughters.
(c) His nieces and nephews.
(d) Random children from the town.

11. Who did James IV originally wish to marry?
(a) No one; he wanted to stay single for longer.
(b) His cousin Mary.
(c) His servant Maryann.
(d) Margaret Drummond.

12. What country does the opening of "The Thistle and the Rose" take place in?
(a) Spain.
(b) America.
(c) "Somewhere in South America."
(d) England.

13. Who becomes the King of Scotland when James dies?
(a) Young Baby James.
(b) David Lindsay.
(c) Henry.
(d) Alexander.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Henry always want as a child?

3. Who was Arthur (in relation to the young Henry)?

4. Why is the birth of Margaret's second child a bit disappointing?

5. What country does Henry invade shortly after the second baby James is born?

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