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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. After Elizabeth's birthday celebration how late does Katherine lie awake in her bed until she finally falls asleep?

2. What birds that belonged to Janey does Ned bring to Katherine?

3. What flowers does Ned send Katherine when they are both in the Tower on different floors?

4. Where is Katherine when she is arrested?

5. When does Elizabeth show Mary a book titled Monas Hieroglyphica?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Henry Stuart goes to Scotland?

2. During Christmas in 1563, why is Elizabeth angry with Mary?

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

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

5. How does Robert Dudley's wife die?

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

7. What happens after Mary and Thomas Keyes marry?

8. How are Ned and Katherine separated?

9. What does Katherine say about her son's name and lineage after he is born?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Katherine struggles with religion. What religion was Katherine raised to follow? How and why does she have to convert to Catholicism? Why does she struggle with religion?

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