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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 is the name of the servant that Ned tells Katherine she can trust?

2. How old is Teddy when he and Katherine are separated?

3. What title does Elizabeth give Robert Dudley to make him more attractive as a groom for Mary Queen of Scots?

4. What is the name of William Cecil's son who is with Ned in France in the summer of 1561?

5. How old is Mary when she weds Thomas?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Robert Dudley's wife die?

3. What does Mary overhear Cecil and the Spanish ambassador discussing?

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

5. What does Mary tell Katherine when she visits her in the Tower?

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

7. What happens when Henry Stuart goes to Scotland?

8. Who is arrested with Ned?

9. When is Katherine arrested?

10. How are Ned and Katherine separated?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

An allusion is a figure of speech that does not directly refer to a person, place, or thing. What are some allusions in The Last Tudor? Why might it be difficult to decipher an allusion just by the context of a passage in a book? How do the allusions Gregory uses help readers’ understanding of characters or concepts?

Essay Topic 2

Mary is a strong determined woman. How does Gregory reveal Mary’s character traits? What do her character traits reveal about her determination and strength? How do her determination and strength help her survive Queen Elizabeth’s machinations?

Essay Topic 3

Metaphors and similes are figures of speech that are used to make comparisons between things. Metaphors seem to imply an equal comparison, while similes seem to imply a similarity between two things. Does the author use more metaphors or similes in the novel? How does the use of metaphors or similes help readers comprehend concepts? How does the use of metaphors or similes help readers make the writing more interesting?

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