Tam Lin — Questions and answers

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What did Janet do when she found the wild rose bush in Carterhaugh?

Choices

  1. She picked a perfect red rose from the bush. ✓
  2. She watered the bush from the ancient well.
  3. She rode her horse back to the castle.
  4. She waited for the fairy knight to appear.

Answer: She picked a perfect red rose from the bush.

From page 2

What did the knight in green ask Janet when he appeared in Carterhaugh?

Choices

  1. If she was afraid of old tales about the woods
  2. Why she was riding a horse in the woods
  3. Why she came to his woods and picked his rose ✓
  4. If she knew that Carterhaugh belonged to her father

Answer: Why she came to his woods and picked his rose

From page 3

What did Tam Lin tell Janet about how he became a servant to the Queen of Fairies?

Choices

  1. He fell from his horse by the well and the Queen of Fairies found him. ✓
  2. He was born in the woods of Carterhaugh and always served her.
  3. He was captured by the Queen of Fairies in a battle.
  4. He chose to become a fairy knight to guard the woods.

Answer: He fell from his horse by the well and the Queen of Fairies found him.

From page 4

When Janet's father asked why she was sad, what did Janet say about who was to blame?

Choices

  1. She told him she was sad because she missed the woods of Carterhaugh.
  2. She told him she was not sad at all and was perfectly fine.
  3. She told him one of his knights had caused her sadness.
  4. She told him no knight of his was to blame, and her heart belonged to Tam Lin. ✓

Answer: She told him no knight of his was to blame, and her heart belonged to Tam Lin.

From page 5

What did Janet do when she returned to Carterhaugh to find Tam Lin?

Choices

  1. She searched through the woods until she found him.
  2. She left a message for him at the edge of the woods.
  3. She stood in a circle of oak trees and called out his name. ✓
  4. She waited by the ancient well for him to appear.

Answer: She stood in a circle of oak trees and called out his name.

From page 6

What did Tam Lin tell Janet she must do at Miles Cross on Halloween night?

Choices

  1. She must stand by the gorse bush and wait for him to come to her.
  2. She must pull him from his horse and hold him fast, no matter what he becomes. ✓
  3. She must tell the Queen of Fairies that she wants him back.
  4. She must bring him a flask of water from the well in Carterhaugh.

Answer: She must pull him from his horse and hold him fast, no matter what he becomes.

From page 7

Where did Janet hide herself at Miles Cross on Halloween night?

Choices

  1. She hid in the deep shadows of a thorny gorse bush. ✓
  2. She hid behind a large rock in the empty hills.
  3. She hid under an old oak tree near the crossroads.
  4. She hid inside a small hut by the side of the road.

Answer: She hid in the deep shadows of a thorny gorse bush.

From page 8

What happened when Janet pulled Tam Lin from his horse during the fairy court procession?

Choices

  1. The Queen of Fairies stopped the procession and took him back.
  2. He vanished into thin air, leaving Janet alone.
  3. He immediately turned back into a human knight.
  4. He changed into a snake, then a bear, and then a glowing ember. ✓

Answer: He changed into a snake, then a bear, and then a glowing ember.

From page 9

What did the Queen of Fairies say as her procession vanished after Tam Lin was freed?

Choices

  1. She cried that Tam Lin would never be truly free.
  2. She cried that she would send other fairy knights after him.
  3. She cried that she would have taken his eyes and given him eyes of wood. ✓
  4. She cried that she would get her revenge on Janet.

Answer: She cried that she would have taken his eyes and given him eyes of wood.

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