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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After speaking to Adela for the first time, what revelation does Madelyne provide to Duncan about her own future plans?
(a) She intends to kill a man who deserves it.
(b) She wants to learn to ride Silenus.
(c) She wants to become a nun.
(d) She intends to run away to Ireland.

2. Duncan commands that Adela be escorted to dinner each night by whom?
(a) Madelyne.
(b) Gilard.
(c) Edmond.
(d) Himself.

3. Why is Madelyne unable to hate Gilard?
(a) Because she knows he protects her during the battle.
(b) Because she believes he loves his sister.
(c) Because she feels sorry for him, as he is the younger brother.
(d) Because she is beginning to love his brother, Duncan.

4. Why is Madelyne embarrassed in Chapter 12?
(a) Because Duncan yells at her in front of Gilard.
(b) Because Duncan yells at her in front of Adela.
(c) Because the room she is cleaning is still dirty.
(d) Because she looks disheveled.

5. Why does Duncan return to the hall after Madelyne goes to bed?
(a) To talk some sense into Adela.
(b) To sit with Adela while she eats.
(c) To eat his first meal of the day.
(d) To command cooperation from his brothers on his plan for Madelyne.

6. Whose eye does Madelyne blacken while she is sick?
(a) Duncan's.
(b) Edmond's.
(c) Gilard's.
(d) Louddon's.

7. According to Chapter 11, what is unusual about Duncan when he finds Madelyne?
(a) Duncan is carrying a tankard of ale.
(b) Duncan just wakes up.
(c) Duncan is bare-chested and soaking wet.
(d) Duncan is carrying a Bible.

8. In Chapter Two, of whom is Madelyne afraid?
(a) Duncan.
(b) Gilard.
(c) The "leader".
(d) Louddon.

9. What does Duncan hope happens to Madelyne if Adela is around her?
(a) Madelyne becomes more comfortable around Adela.
(b) Madelyne wants to live in the fortress.
(c) Adela rids Madelyne of some of her "cloaks".
(d) Madelyne learns what it is like to be part of the family.

10. What is hurled during family dinners in the hall?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Bones and obscenities.
(c) Tankers and scraps.
(d) Bones and bread.

11. Why does Silenus not move during the battle?
(a) Because Silenus is overly tired from the journey.
(b) Because Silenus is spooked by the noise of battle.
(c) Because Madelyne does not know how to ride a horse properly.
(d) Because Duncan issues a command for the horse to stay still.

12. Whose feelings is Madelyne protecting when she refuses to learn how to ride the gentle mare?
(a) Duncan's.
(b) Silenus's.
(c) Adela's.
(d) James's.

13. In Chapter Five, why does Madelyne kick Duncan?
(a) Because Duncan makes Madelyne cry.
(b) Because Duncan wants Louddon to catch up with their riding party.
(c) Because Duncan turns his back on Madelyne when she is speaking.
(d) Because Duncan does not pay attention to her when she tries to tell him they may be attacked.

14. Who does Madelyne try to punch in her dream?
(a) A demon.
(b) A Cyclops.
(c) A warrior.
(d) A boar.

15. Who teaches Madelyne to read and write when she is young?
(a) Her uncle.
(b) The governess.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her brother.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Madelyne wearing when she wakes up?

2. When does Edmund ask Duncan to hold down Madelyne?

3. What is Duncan doing when Madelyne sees him out her window?

4. After Madelyne's first meal in the hall of Duncan's fortress, what is happening when Duncan appears in the hall?

5. How long does Madelyne sleep after Edmund sews up her wound?

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