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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 is Anne dressed when she meets Henry for dinner on the 3rd of January, 1540?

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

3. What is Katherine afraid of in December 1539?

4. What does Anne note is down the river from Whitehall?

5. Who is Count Overstein perturbed at on the 6th of January, 1540?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Katherine think of Anne as the new queen?

3. How does Henry's ill-fated marriage to Anne affect the advisers closest to him?

4. How does Anne feel while at the tournament?

5. What information does a special ambassador bring to Anne in March, 1540? What information does he not bring?

6. How are Henry's children regarded in court as of January, 1540?

7. What does Anne come to find out about the circumstances of her marriage to Henry in June, 1540?

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

9. What will happen if Anne's betrothal release document is not found in due time?

10. What performance is being prepared for during the tournament in January, 1540?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze and interpret the character Anne. What are her defining characteristics? Describe her background. How does she handle the new world that she experiences at Henry's court? Does she enjoy being Queen? How does she handle the end of her marriage? What happens to Anne after her marriage to Henry is over?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss some of the major differences between life in the Tudor period and in modern-day England. How might this story have been different if it were set in modern-day England?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze and interpret Henry VIII. How does the real historical figure compare to Gregory's depiction of him? How does he treat his wives and the people at court? Was he well-loved by his subjects or was he feared by them? What is his role in the novel? What are some of his defining character traits?

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