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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 old is Sir William Petre in 1564?

2. In 1564, how old is Mary Queen of Scots?

3. When does Henry Stuart get a passport to join his father in Scotland?

4. How tall is Thomas Keyes?

5. Where are Henry Knollys and Margaret Cave to wed?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Katherine tells her Aunt Bess about her pregnancy?

2. How does Robert Dudley's wife die?

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

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

5. What does Katherine confess to the Archbishop of Canterbury?

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

7. What does Robert Dudley say when Katherine tells him she is pregnant and married to Ned?

8. What happens when Henry Stuart goes to Scotland?

9. How are Ned and Katherine separated?

10. Why does Thomasina speak to Mary and give her some warnings?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Genre is a means of classifying literature. What is the genre of the novel? Why is it not realistic fiction?

Essay Topic 2

Elizabeth attempts to discredit Katherine and Ned. How and why does Elizabeth attempt to discredit Katherine and Ned? Are her efforts to discredit them an abuse of power?

Essay Topic 3

Katherine and Ned marry secretly. How do Katherine and Ned meet and fall in love? How would you describe their relationship and the struggles that they have? Do their struggles strengthen or hurt their relationship?

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