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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Robin Stewart?

2. Why is Robin Stewart so angry with John Stewart?

3. Who joins Thady in the rooftop race?

4. Who is Jenny Fleming's daughter?

5. Who/What dies as a result of eating the item meant for Queen Mary?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the role of Mary de Guise, and why does she require the services of Crawford of Lymond?

2. What suspicious behavior occurs among the characters when the court's hunt begins the next day?

3. What disappoints the Queen Mother about Lymond and what alter ego does Lymond reveal?

4. Explain how O'LiamRoe is duped into an unfortunate encounter with the King and what the King's reaction is.

5. Explain how Lymond (Thandy) wins over the King to be allowed to stay in France for a longer period of time?

6. What life-threatening secret is Lymond forced to keep as he performs and entertains at court one night?

7. What ulterior motives does Oonagh have when she agrees to beginning a relationship with O'LiamRoe?

8. What are Queen Mary and Jenny doing at the beginning of this chapter?

9. Why does O'LiamRoe get so irritated with Thady after he sees him perform at court and what does O'LiamRoe do to Thady to get his point across?

10. In what way does Robin Stewart stand up to John Stewart?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast Lymond and Thady. What are their roles within the story? What must Lymond be expert in in order to carry out the personality game in the book? What purpose do both Lymond and Thady serve? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

Create a brief character study of Catherine de' Medici. What did she look like? What were her positive personality traits? What were some of her negative characteristics? What were her hopes and fears? What motivated her throughout her life?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the overall settings for the story. Why does the author use the settings she does? What is the time period of the story? How important is the time period to the attitudes and issues of the characters?

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