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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. In 1564, how old is Mary Queen of Scots?

2. How tall is Thomas Keyes?

3. How old is Katherine when she is questioned by the Archbishop of Canterbury?

4. In 1560, how old is Mary Queen of Scots?

5. Where is Margaret Douglas's home?

Short Essay Questions

1. When is Katherine arrested?

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

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

4. How are Ned and Katherine separated?

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

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

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

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

9. What happens when Henry Stuart goes to Scotland?

10. Who is arrested with Ned?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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