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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. What does Katherine realize about what happened to Anne Boleyn in April 1941?

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

3. What does Jane reassure Katherine will make her life more pleasurable.

4. Where has the man Norfolk intends to tempt Katherine with just returned from?

5. What does Francis remind Katherine of in August 1541?

Short Essay Questions

1. What will Henry give Anne as part of their marriage settlement? Why does Anne find this amusing?

2. What does Ambassador Harst tell Anne the King is distressed by in Spring 1541?

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

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

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

6. What are the terms of the annulment of Henry and Anne's marriage?

7. When Jane reports to Norfolk that Katherine is not yet pregnant, what plot does Norfolk suggest?

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

9. What disappoints Katherine about her marriage ceremony?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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

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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