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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Angus feel about marrying Margaret?
(a) He can't wait.
(b) He wants to do it but only for the money.
(c) He is dreadfully unhappy.
(d) He is unsure since he doesn't know her well enough.

2. What kind of wedding do Angus and Margaret have?
(a) A very big, ostentacious one.
(b) A secret one.
(c) A small but simple one.
(d) A very dramatic one.

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

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

5. 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 has given up all hope of dealing with him reasonably.
(d) She is glad because then she can make sure James is the best.

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

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

8. Where is James's father buried?
(a) Buckminster Abbey.
(b) Cambuskenneth Abbey.
(c) The King of England's private cemetary.
(d) The King of Scotland's private cemetary.

9. How does Margaret first react to James's infidelity?
(a) She is angry but continues to be seduced by him.
(b) She doesn't talk to him for a year.
(c) She leaves to return home to England.
(d) She doesn't care as long as she stays queen.

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

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

12. How much say does Margaret want in the politics and policies of Scotland that James deals with?
(a) None at all.
(b) She really could care less.
(c) At least some say.
(d) Complete and total say.

13. Who remains constantly by Margaret's side after she learns her first-born son has died?
(a) Henry.
(b) No one; she is terribly alone.
(c) Mary.
(d) James.

14. What does Margaret eventually realize after baby James dies about how James treats her in regard to his political affairs?
(a) That he takes her advice.
(b) That he has absolutely no idea how to rule and cries about it every night.
(c) That he will just pretend to listen to her.
(d) That she has to pretend to give him advice so he feels smart.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is Bell-the-Cat in relation to Angus?

3. What is Anne's health like when she is first introduced in the novel?

4. Where does Margaret give birth to a daughter while feeling Scotland?

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

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