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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 Mary when she weds Thomas?

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

3. During the summer of 1560 where does WIlliam Cecil go to make peace?

4. In the winter of 1651-62, what does Mary bring Katherine that she says she stole?

5. In November 1560, where does the court go hunting?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. When is Katherine arrested?

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

4. How does Robert Dudley's wife die?

5. What happens when Henry Stuart goes to Scotland?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Queen Elizabeth had a love affair with Robert Dudley. How would you describe the relationship between Queen Elizabeth and Robert Dudley? Why does scandal make it impossible for them to marry?

Essay Topic 3

Jane is made queen by her father and other powerful men. How was Jane betrayed and abandoned by the people who tried to put her in power?

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