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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. Which children does James say he wants to bring to the castle?
(a) His other illegitimate sons.
(b) His other illegitimate daughters.
(c) His nieces and nephews.
(d) Random children from the town.

2. Which two siblings are most at odds as children?
(a) Mary and Henry.
(b) Margaret and Mary.
(c) Henry and Margaret.
(d) No one; they all get along perfectly.

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

4. How do the common people respond to Margaret as she travels to marry James?
(a) The reader never learns this information.
(b) Very well; they seem to like her.
(c) She has to travel in secret.
(d) Terribly; they pelt her carriage with tomatoes.

5. What country does Henry invade shortly after the second baby James is born?
(a) Scotland.
(b) England.
(c) Spain.
(d) France.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who advises James not to invade England?

2. What is the one thing that Margaret can give James that his lovers cannot?

3. What happens to Margaret's mother after she gives birth after Margaret's wedding?

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

5. What happens to Margaret's second child soon after being born?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Margaret at Stobhall?

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

3. Why does Albany agree to go to Scotland when the King of France requests it?

4. Why does James think he has a curse on him that prevents him from having healthy children with Margaret?

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

6. How does Margaret respond to Henry when they are both young?

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

8. What does James do after the birth of his first child, a son, by Margaret?

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

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

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