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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 believe the King will punish her for her deeds?

2. How does Katherine feel about the King's quick action to marry her?

3. How does Anne feel when Henry tells her he has married Katherine?

4. When Katherine is locked up, what does she think is happening?

5. Why is Anne hesitant to return to live with her brother?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why doesn't Jane have to try very hard to encourage the affair between Katherine and Thomas Culpepper?

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

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

4. What does Katherine think of her chances of getting pregnant by her husband? What does Anne warn Katherine about on this topic?

5. What does Katherine realize about Anne and George Boleyn's deaths in Spring, 1541?

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

7. What is Katherine accused of in November 1541?

8. Why does Anne hesitate to accept Henry's invitation to go on with his court to the north in June 1541?

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

10. What disappoints Katherine about her marriage ceremony?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the conflicts of the novel. What are some examples of conflict in the novel? How do these conflicts involve and affect Jane, Anne, and Katherine? How are these conflicts resolved?

Essay Topic 2

There are a number of inaccuracies in the novel when one looks at history. Why might Gregory have chosen to change a few of the elements of the story? Does this benefit the novel?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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