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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 Henry Herbert give Katherine in the summer of 1561?

2. How old is Janey when she dies?

3. What does Katherine name her son?

4. At Windsor Castle in the autumn of 1563, how long does Mary have to spend with Thomas Keyes?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Robert Dudley's wife die?

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

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

4. When is Katherine arrested?

5. What happens after Mary and Thomas Keyes marry?

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

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

8. What plans are made for Elizabeth's birthday in 1560?

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

10. What does Thomas Keyes tell Mary about noticing her?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

After Jane is forced to take the throne, she and others are accused of treason. Who is accused of treason after Jane takes the throne? Should Jane have been accused and beheaded for treason?

Essay Topic 3

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view in the book? How does the point of view influence what readers know about events and characters? How does using the points of view of the Grey sisters help readers connect with and understand characters?

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