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

2. Who becomes the King of Scotland when James dies?
(a) Henry.
(b) Alexander.
(c) Young Baby James.
(d) David Lindsay.

3. Who is the child Margaret encounters one day in the castle shortly after she marries James?
(a) Her niece.
(b) A ghost.
(c) His daughter with another woman.
(d) Her sister.

4. What does Margaret think about during the childbirth of her first born?
(a) How excited she is.
(b) How her mother died in childbirth.
(c) How bad the pain is.
(d) How much she hopes it is a boy.

5. What is Anne's health like when she is first introduced in the novel?
(a) She is pretty healthy but breaks her leg riding her horse.
(b) She is very sick and likely to die soon.
(c) She is very, very healthy.
(d) She has some mental health problems but is otherwise okay.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Margaret when the novel opens?

2. What does Henry always want as a child?

3. Why does Margaret lie in her letter to Henry, saying the birth of her next child is imminent?

4. How does Lord Drummond feel about the possible marriage between Angus and Margaret?

5. How does James IV feel about his marriage to Margaret?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who is Margaret and James's child Arthur named after?

4. What reasons does Margaret convey in a letter as to why Henry should not attack Scotland shortly after James dies in battle?

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

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

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

8. What happens to Margaret at Stobhall?

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

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

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