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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What birds that belonged to Janey does Ned bring to Katherine?
(a) Linnets.
(b) FInches.
(c) Sparrows.
(d) Canaries.

2. How long does Robert Dudley mourn his wife before he returns to court?
(a) 3 weeks.
(b) 2 months.
(c) 6 weeks.
(d) A month.

3. In the autumn of 1562 when Queen Elizabeth is ill, who does she name as her heir?
(a) Mary Queen of Scots.
(b) Katherine.
(c) Margaret Douglas.
(d) Robert Dudley.

4. In the Winter of 1564, where is Ned moved without Teddy?
(a) Essex.
(b) Lancaster.
(c) Suffolk.
(d) London.

5. In the spring of 1564, when Mary is putting what type of necklace on the queen, does Queen Elizabeth complain that Mary is scratching her?
(a) Diamond.
(b) Sapphire.
(c) Ruby.
(d) Topaz.

Short Answer Questions

1. What flowers does Ned send Katherine when they are both in the Tower on different floors?

2. What does Katherine name her son?

3. How many days after Elizabeth first tells the Spanish ambassador that Amy Dudley is dead of a canker is news released of her death?

4. In the summer of 1562, what vegetable does Mary bring Katherine?

5. In the late summer of 1562, who is sent to command the English force to protect the Hugenuot Protestants from the Guise army?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Katherine struggle to sleep after Elizabeth's birthday celebration?

2. In 1564, under what conditions does Elizabeth say that she will make Mary Queen of Scots her heir?

3. What does an inquest determine about Amy Dudley's death, and what does that mean for Elizabeth and Robert?

4. What happens after Mary and Thomas Keyes marry?

5. How did Mary get the confidence to ride a horse?

6. Where does Ned go and what does Katherine learn while he is gone?

7. In the fall of 1561, how do Katherine and Ned communicate?

8. How does Robert Dudley's wife die?

9. What is said about Elizabeth and Robert Dudley when the court is at Greenwich Palace in the summer of 1560?

10. What plans do Ned and Katherine make to be married in the fall of 1560?

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