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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. How are Francis's battle strategies described?
(a) Ineffective in both planning and execution.
(b) Brilliant in both plan and execution.
(c) Brilliant in planning, but not execution.
(d) Ineffective in planning, but not execution.

2. Why does Francis return to the Midculter castle?
(a) To hide in it.
(b) To protect it.
(c) To plunder it.
(d) To evacuate it.

3. How does Francis pay his soldiers?
(a) They are well paid.
(b) They are paid an average amount.
(c) They are not paid.
(d) They are underpaid.

4. Where do Christian and Sym hide the stranger when Tom Erskine arrives?
(a) On the roof.
(b) In a secret cave.
(c) In a secret room.
(d) Behind a tree.

5. What does Mungo Tennant use to smuggle goods?
(a) An overhead pulley system.
(b) A different house.
(c) A trap door.
(d) A waterway tunnel system.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many weeks pass before Richard returns home in Part 2, Chapter 2?

2. Why is Agnes sent to Midculter?

3. As revealed in Part 1, Chapter 3, where does Christian travel to as an aide to Queen Mary?

4. What disguises do Francis and Will use when crossing the border into England?

5. Who joins Francis at the Midculter castle in the "Opening Gambit"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Will learn from Francis during his first month with the army?

2. What plan does Francis have to cross the border with Will in Part 1, Chapter 1?

3. How is Agnes described, and why is she sent to live at Midculter?

4. What request does Grey have for Gideon?

5. How is Catherine Hunter described, and what is her situation?

6. How does Francis decide if Will should be allowed to join the group?

7. Who is Sym and how does he find the stranger?

8. What is the Philosopher's Stone experiment?

9. Who are Patey Liddell and Johnie Bullo?

10. What is the result of the reunion of Francis and his family at Midculter in the Opening Gambit?

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