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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 Katherine name her son?

2. What scent does Mary spray on herself from Elizabeth's table before her wedding?

3. How long after Janey's funeral does Katherine find blood on her nightgown?

4. Who does Thomas have to witness his wedding to Mary?

5. What does Katherine christen her second son?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens after Mary and Thomas Keyes marry?

2. Who is arrested with Ned?

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

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

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

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

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

8. What do Janey and Ned say about Katherine's accusations that he is seeing Frances Mewtas?

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

10. What happens when Henry Stuart goes to Scotland?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Jane is a devout Protestant. How does she view Catholicism? Why does she believe it is wrong?

Essay Topic 2

Jane’s parents control everything Jane does. How do Jane’s parents order her to marry? Why do they order her to marry? Could Jane have refused to marry? Did Jane lack free will?

Essay Topic 3

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

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