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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. Where does Harry Stuart work?

2. What must Margaret leave behind before she is allowed to see James once she returns to Scotland?

3. What does Margaret want to convince Angus to do with her?

4. Who does Margaret want to marry if her divorce from Angus is granted?

5. Where is James when Margaret becomes ill at the end of the novel?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does James realize about his captors after he is attacked while with George Douglas and his guards?

2. How does Angus foil one of James's escape attempts?

3. Why do the servants eventually let James walk away from his imprisonment?

4. Why does Margaret object to James's request for a divorce for his lover when she herself had a request granted?

5. What does Mary remind Margaret of during one of Henry's jousting matches?

6. What does Henry like so much about Margaret, Mary, and Katherine's plea for mercy for those involved in Evil May Day?

7. Why does James refuse to support Angus's challenge to Harry?

8. What does Albany know will happen when he starts courting Margaret?

9. Why does the French king allow Albany to remain in France after Margaret returns to England?

10. How does James Hamilton make Margaret feel?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Conduct a character analysis of "Bell-the-Cat." When does he appear? What function does he serve?

Essay Topic 2

The poisoning of Margaret at Stobhall remains vague throughout the story. Write an argument discussing who appears to be behind the poisoning and what Plaidy does or conveys in the text to support this argument.

Essay Topic 3

Chose one child character from "The Thistle and the Rose" and discuss three ways that this specific child influences the story. Make sure to use direct evidence from the text to support your argument.

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