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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to Henry's wife?
(a) She is killed by the French.
(b) She dies in childbirth.
(c) She is killed by the Spanish.
(d) She kills herself.

2. What lie of Angus's does Margaret believe when she returns to Scotland?
(a) That he never fell out of love with her.
(b) That he is sorry for having abandoned her.
(c) That he wants to involve her more in the running of the country.
(d) That he has worked tirelessly on her behalf.

3. Who does Margaret tell Henry that her son James reminds her of?
(a) Henry himself.
(b) His father, James.
(c) Their deceased father.
(d) Their older brother Arthur.

4. Who is Arran?
(a) A fortune-teller.
(b) A man against Margaret's wish for a divorce from Angus.
(c) Margaret's most trusted adviser.
(d) A man who wants to help Margaret divorce Angus.

5. How bad is James's case of smallpox?
(a) James doesn't get smallpox.
(b) Really bad.
(c) Not bad at all.
(d) Only kind of bad.

6. What does Mary remind Margaret about doing to stay in favor with Henry?
(a) Remind him that he is "supreme" in all things.
(b) Not mention Scotland.
(c) Cooking her delicious dinners.
(d) Compliment his ridiculous clothes.

7. Who fights Margaret's request for a divorce from Angus the most?
(a) Henry.
(b) Katherine.
(c) Angus himself.
(d) James.

8. How does James eventually break free from his guards?
(a) Margaret attacks the castle he is being held in.
(b) He poisons them all with special wine.
(c) He overpowers them.
(d) He walks away, to become king.

9. Who is Katherine?
(a) Mary's daughter.
(b) Margaret's third daughter.
(c) Henry's wife.
(d) Margaret's cousin.

10. What does Margaret do as Albany heads to the English border to prepare for the invasion?
(a) Spend time with James.
(b) Plan his overthrow.
(c) Convert to Catholicism.
(d) Plan his murder.

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

12. Why does Albany want Margaret to return to England?
(a) So he can control her.
(b) So she will stop nagging at him.
(c) So he can have her poisoned.
(d) So he can bring in a new wife.

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

14. What is Arran most opposed to?
(a) Illegitimate children.
(b) Women ruling Scotland.
(c) The idea of divorce.
(d) The marriage between Margaret and the Douglas clan.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What main characteristic does James share with his parents?

2. What is Evil May Day?

3. What is Margaret thinking about when she becomes ill at the conclusion of "The Thistle and the Rose"?

4. What happens to James's first wife?

5. As Angus tries to gain power after Harry is thrown in jail, what does James take more control of?

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