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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. Why is Mr. Dee arrested?

2. How long is Hannah's father sick before she contacts Dr. Carpenter?

3. What does Hannah read to her ailing father?

4. What does Queen Mary begin to feel anxious about in spring, 1555?

5. What changes take place with the printing shop in 1556?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Daniel's mother instruct Hannah about in Calais?

2. What makes Hannah long to return to England in 1557?

3. What news does Lord Dudley bring when he returns from court in February 1558?

4. How is Mrs. Carpenter helpful when Hannah's father passes away?

5. Who visits Calais in the early summer in 1557?

6. What is Princess Elizabeth's closest maid to be found in possession of?

7. What is Elizabeth's behavior like while the Queen is in confinement?

8. Under what circumstances does Mary agree to name Elizabeth her heir?

9. Why do Hannah and Daniel look forward to Elizabeth's reign as queen?

10. In what way is Philip's relationship with Elizabeth a political move?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the importance of Hannah's visions? How do they help her throughout the novel? How do they hurt her? What does she see in her visions? Do all of her visions happen later on in the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss some of the major differences between life in the Tudor period and like in modern-day England. How might this story have been different if it were set in modern-day England?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the setting of the novel, Tudor England. What are some of the characteristics of this time period? How does this time period shape the novel? Is the novel an accurate portrayal of Tudor England? Why or why not?

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