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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. Why does Katherine worry about certain Lambeth girls being questioned about her?

2. What does Anne warn Katherine not to speak of because it is treasonous?

3. What claim is made in order to have Henry's marriage to Anne annulled?

4. What crime does Norfolk tell Jane Culpepper is guilty of?

5. How many years after Katherine's death does Henry die himself?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Katherine see as she is being taken away to the Tower? What does she request for her room at the Tower?

2. When Jane speaks to Norfolk about the affair between the King's niece and Katherine's brother, what does she realize?

3. For what reason does Jane tell Katherine not to say anything about her pregnancy to Culpepper?

4. Who does Anne learn Henry has executed in May 1591, and why?

5. What are Katherine's concerns about the people who will be questioned about her past?

6. What does Katherine begin to question about Jane in October 1541?

7. What does the King worry about Anne's brother? How does Anne try to put his worries to rest?

8. Why is Anne afraid after Henry decides to end his marriage to Katherine?

9. What is Anne accused of in February 1542?

10. What does Norfolk tell Jane when she inquires about arranging her marriage?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Discuss the King's court. What are some of the different positions in the court? What characters in the novel were part of the King's court? What makes Henry's court different than courts which came before and after?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the career of the author of the novel, Philippa Gregory. What other works has she written? Does she write in other genres? Is she respected in the literary world? What are some of the characteristics of her writing?

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