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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 does Margaret confess to James that Albany probably doesn't have the ambition for?

2. Who is Arran?

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

4. Who writes to Albany directly and requests that he return to Scotland?

5. What is the condition of the children Margaret bore during her marriage to Harry?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What weighs heavily on Henry's mind about his marriage to Katherine?

3. What does Mary say about how she would have reacted if she were Margaret to Angus's abandonment of her?

4. What does Henry do to impress upon Margaret how his English Court is superior to her Scottish one?

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

6. Why are people afraid to oppose James when he demands that Parliament recognize him as king?

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

8. After one year in England, what does Margaret tell Henry her goal is for returning to Scotland?

9. Why does Angus fight Margaret's divorce request?

10. What does Margaret come to realize once James takes the throne?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast two of Margaret's husbands from "The Thistle and the Rose." What similarities do they have? What differences do they have? Make sure to address not only the characters but their marriages with Margaret as well, using direct evidence from the text in your paper.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss how childbirth is portrayed in "The Thistle and the Rose." Is it conveyed as a positive experience for the women and men? How does it change the reader's opinion of women who have given birth, particularly those who have gone through difficult births or even died in childbirth? What literary devices does Plaidy use to convey the experience of childbirth to a modern reader reading about childbirth during this time in history?

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