The Thistle and the Rose Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

Eleanor Hibbert and Jean Plaidy
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 136 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Thistle and the Rose Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

Eleanor Hibbert and Jean Plaidy
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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What number child is the second baby James (of Margaret's)?
(a) Fifth.
(b) Fourth.
(c) Seventh.
(d) Sixth.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is John Stuart referred to as "Albany"?

2. What does Margaret request James not do on his pilgrimage to pray for another child?

3. What do James and Margaret do after their marriage?

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

5. How do the common people respond to Margaret as she travels to marry James?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Lord Drummond request of Angus in regard to his love life?

2. In "The Curse of Sauchieburn," why does Margaret try to intervene with James when several Scottish men are arrested in England?

3. How does Margaret react to the death of her mother?

4. How does the young Henry feel about Margaret's planned marriage to James?

5. What happens to Margaret at Stobhall?

6. What kind of relationship does Margaret want with James?

7. Why is there a need for another son besides Henry in the Tudor family?

8. How does James react to learning that Janet Kennedy has a lover 25 years her senior?

9. Why is Margaret opposed to James bringing in his illegitimate children to the castle?

10. How does Henry approach his future kingship when he is young?

(see the answer keys)

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