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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who does Margaret put into positions of power after she marries Angus?
(a) Members of her family.
(b) Members of his family.
(c) James's illegitimate children.
(d) Random commoners that she likes.

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

4. What holiday happens right before baby James reaches his first birthday?
(a) Memorial Day.
(b) Summer Solstice.
(c) Easter.
(d) Christmas.

5. What kind of father does James want to be?
(a) Strict but fair.
(b) Absent but powerful when he is present (rarely).
(c) Cruel and distant.
(d) Any kind other than how his own father was.

6. 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.

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

8. After her second child is born, how does Margaret feel about her future childbearing possibilities?
(a) That she needs a new husband.
(b) That she will someday have healthy children.
(c) That she better adopt if she is ever going to have children.
(d) That they are hopeless.

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

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

11. How does Margaret react to learning that James has stayed for a while with Lady Heron?
(a) She doesn't care anymore.
(b) She is angry.
(c) She kills herself.
(d) She is happy, since Lady Heron is her friend.

12. Where does Lady Heron live?
(a) Windsor Castle.
(b) A random house along the road.
(c) London.
(d) Ford Castle.

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

14. 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 England.
(d) The King of Prussia.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Margaret react to James when she first meets him?

2. How old is Margaret when the novel opens?

3. On what date does Albany arrive in England (after Margaret has married Angus)?

4. Why is Angus's family eager for him to become involved with Margaret?

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

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