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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 feel about Albany's plans to invade England?
(a) Some are for him, some are against him.
(b) They think it's a bad idea from day one.
(c) They originally are behind him.
(d) No one really cares what he does as long as they have food and shelter.

2. What does Margaret think about her sudden illness at the end of "The Thistle and the Rose"?
(a) That it is very serious.
(b) That it will go away in a minute or two.
(c) That it is not serious at all.
(d) That it must have been something she ate.

3. Who does Angus request James not support?
(a) Mary.
(b) Harry Stuart.
(c) Henry.
(d) Katherine.

4. What happened to Mary's first husband?
(a) He was sent to jail and never heard from again.
(b) He died.
(c) He killed himself.
(d) He was murdered.

5. Who was Katherine's first husband?
(a) Some man no one really knows much about.
(b) Henry's older brother Arthur.
(c) Margaret's first husband, James.
(d) Mary's first husband.

6. What does Margaret admire about Albany and his wife?
(a) How they still can argue after years of being apart.
(b) How they use each other but are still kind.
(c) His dedication to her.
(d) The way they fight.

7. Who writes to Albany directly and requests that he return to Scotland?
(a) Margaret.
(b) James.
(c) Katherine.
(d) Mary.

8. What must Margaret leave behind before she is allowed to see James once she returns to Scotland?
(a) All of her weapons.
(b) All of these answers are correct.
(c) Nearly all of her attendants.
(d) Her coat.

9. Who is James Hamilton?
(a) Margaret's son.
(b) Angus's cousin, who Margaret gets a crush on.
(c) A young man Margaret takes as her new lover.
(d) Margaret's nephew.

10. What secret of Harry's does Margaret eventually discover?
(a) That he calls her cruel names behind her back.
(b) That he is planning to overthrow her.
(c) That he has never really loved her.
(d) That he has a mistress and a child.

11. Where is Mary when Margaret becomes ill at the end of the novel?
(a) In England.
(b) By James's side on the throne.
(c) By her side.
(d) Margaret isn't sure but wants to know.

12. How does Margaret react when Albany returns after Margaret has learned he has had other lovers?
(a) She is indifferent to him, showing that she's no longer interested.
(b) She is horribly sad and cries for days.
(c) She flies into a rage.
(d) She tries to be stoic but just ends up breaking down in front of him.

13. What is the name of the little girl Margaret gave birth to as she fled to England?
(a) Elizabeth.
(b) Mary.
(c) Margaret.
(d) Kristin.

14. What does James demand in front of Parliament?
(a) To be allowed to marry -- finally.
(b) To have his mother be given the nicest room in the castle.
(c) To be paid for his imprisonment.
(d) To be recognized as the rightful king.

15. What is Evil May Day?
(a) The day Margaret returns.
(b) The revolt of London merchants.
(c) The day Henry invades London.
(d) The day baby James is killed.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who fights Margaret's request for a divorce from Angus the most?

2. Where does Angus flee once James assumes the throne?

3. How does Margaret respond to James's request for her help with his desired marriage?

4. How does Margaret respond to all of the events that Henry plans when she returns to England?

5. Why can James not marry the person he has fallen in love with?

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