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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. How is Lady Jane Grey related to King Edward?

2. What is Doctor Julian's professional goal?

3. What does Celia host at the beginning of the novel?

4. Why does Sir Anthony refuse to leave Cowdray?

5. Who does Julian think is enamored with him?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Richard decide to do after Celia is taken to the hospital?

2. Who is Bloody Bess?

3. How does Celia react to seeing Stephen for the first time after returning to Cowdray?

4. What was Stephen taught about friendship in the monastery?

5. What happens to Celia when she visits Cowdray Castle?

6. What dangerous comment does Lady Ursula make in London?

7. How does Celia feel one week after arriving at Naworth Castle?

8. How does Dr. Julian treat Mrs. Allen for her fit?

9. What does Dr. Akananda suspect after hearing Celia's murmurings at night?

10. Who are Celia and Richard Marsdon?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The novel is set in 1960's England, as well as Tudor period England. Why might Seton have set the story in these two time periods? Why might Seton have chosen real castles and other locations as a setting for the novel? What tone do these settings bring to the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Seton uses time travel to transport the protagonist to a previous life in Tudor England. Does the use of time travel work in a historical fiction novel? Why or why not? Is Seton's use of time travel effective? Is it believable?

Essay Topic 3

The relationship between Celia and Stephen is the central focus of the novel "Green Darkness". How do they meet and fall in love? What obstacles keep them from each other? Are they able to overcome said obstacles? Why or why not? Is their ending a happy one?

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