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

2. Who is Janet Kennedy when she is first introduced in the text?
(a) The future queen.
(b) Margaret's best friend.
(c) Henry's mistress.
(d) James's mistress.

3. Why is the alliance between Albany and Angus particularly scandalous?
(a) Because it involves Angus scheming against his wife, the queen.
(b) Because they are lovers.
(c) Because they both hate each other.
(d) Because they are siblings but don't know it.

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

5. What do James and Margaret do after their marriage?
(a) Refuse to speak to each other.
(b) Get separated by wars.
(c) Drink poison wine so they will always be together.
(d) Travel the country together.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who remains constantly by Margaret's side after she learns her first-born son has died?

2. How does Angus respond to Margaret's plan to flee Scotland with her children?

3. How does Henry become King of England?

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

5. What is Anne's health like when she is first introduced in the novel?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Bell-the-Cat tell Angus on his deathbed?

2. Why is Margaret secretly pleased after her first-born son dies?

3. Why does James finally agree to marry Margaret?

4. How does James react to the death of Margaret's palfreys?

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

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

7. Who is Margaret at Stobhall?

8. Why does Henry deny Margaret's request for her inheritance from her brother Arthur?

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

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

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