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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. What do the Dudley's dress Hannah in when they bring her to court in 1553?
2. What religion does Elizabeth believe in?
3. When Hannah returns to England in 1555, what does she have a vision of?
4. What is the name of Hannah's fiancé?
5. How did Hannah's mother die?
Short Essay Questions
1. On her journey to Hunsdon, what does Hannah notice about the villages she passes through?
2. Why is Lord Dudley sent to the Tower? What does this mean for Hannah?
3. What does Daniel say in his letter to Hannah in Summer 1554? What does Hannah eventually reply?
4. Who did the country people hope would ascend to the throne and why?
5. Why does Mary send Hannah to visit Elizabeth in Winter 1554?
6. Why does Hannah break her engagement to Daniel?
7. How do the Dudley's hope to use Hannah's premonitory visions to their advantage? What does Hannah predict about the succession of the throne?
8. In May 1554, where is Elizabeth taken to live?
9. What was the goal of the rebel army that advanced to London in winter 1553?
10. What does Hannah have a vision of on the way to Mary's castle with Elizabeth?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the death motif in the novel "The Queen's Fool". Who dies in the novel and why? How do these deaths affect Hannah, particularly the death of her father?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the motif of power in the novel "The Queen's Fool". Who seeks power? Why do Mary and Elizabeth desire to become Queen? What do they want to do as Queen? To what lengths does Elizabeth go to achieve this goal? To what lengths does Mary go to keep her title? Who is Lady Jane Grey and how does she (and her supporters) try to takeover the throne?
Essay Topic 3
Describe the conclusion of the novel "The Queen's Fool". What happens at the end of the novel? Are there any unanswered questions? Are there any surprises at the end of the novel? Does the ending stay true to the real historical events? Why might Gregory have chosen to end the story where she does?
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