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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Betrothed, The Bridegroom, and The Rose and the Thistle.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did James IV originally wish to marry?
(a) Margaret Drummond.
(b) No one; he wanted to stay single for longer.
(c) His cousin Mary.
(d) His servant Maryann.

2. How old is Margaret when the novel opens?
(a) 8.
(b) 10.
(c) 6.
(d) 12.

3. How does Margaret react to James when she first meets him?
(a) She falls immediately in love with him.
(b) She is intrigued but standoffish.
(c) She can't stand him.
(d) She finds him funny but not very smart.

4. How does Margaret first react to James's infidelity?
(a) She doesn't talk to him for a year.
(b) She is angry but continues to be seduced by him.
(c) She leaves to return home to England.
(d) She doesn't care as long as she stays queen.

5. Who wrote "The Thistle and the Rose"?
(a) Joanne Ralston.
(b) Jean Plaidy.
(c) J. K. Rowling.
(d) Jean Wool.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is James?

2. What kind of father does James want to be?

3. Who is Janet Kennedy when she is first introduced in the text?

4. How do the common people respond to Margaret as she travels to marry James?

5. Where does Margaret have her first marriage ceremony to James?

(see the answer key)

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