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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 does Katherine practice for her uncle's visit on page 50?

2. What does Catherine Carey give Jane when they first meet?

3. Where is the King's parliament?

4. What does Anne do when a stranger kisses her during the bull baiting event in 1539?

5. Where does the court move in March, 1540?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Jane's first impression of Anne?

2. Why does Katherine's grandmother sometimes talk about Anne Boleyn with Katherine? What does Katherine herself remember about Anne Boleyn?

3. What does the Duke want Jane to testify about Anne in June, 1540? Why does Jane not want to do this?

4. What happenings from her past does Jane remember while at Hampton Court?

5. What do the Duke and Lady Rochford tell Katherine to do in March, 1540?

6. Why does the King want Jane to elicit a false confession from Anne in January of 1540?

7. What does Anne comment on in regard to her surroundings at Whitehall Palace?

8. Who is Catherine Carey and why does Jane dread meeting her?

9. What is Anne's opinion of England and its king in January, 1540?

10. How does Jane describe the King on the 6th of January, 1540?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the theme of corruption in the novel. What are some examples of corruption in the novel? How do these examples affect the three women and Henry?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze and interpret the marriage between Katherine and Henry. Why does Henry decide to marry Katherine? Is their marriage a happy one? Why does their marriage end? What were Katherine's true feelings for the King? Is Katherine a victim?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze and interpret the marriage between Anne and Henry. Why does Henry decide to marry Anne? Is their marriage a happy one? What does Henry feel for Anne? Why does he decide to end the marriage? Did Anne agree with the annulment? What is their relationship like after their marriage is over?

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