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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 Marta say about Brent upon her leaving?

2. What did Mrs. Tinker bring Grant?

3. How did the print of Sir Thomas More's account of Richard the Third strike Grant?

4. What does Grant say of Sir Thomas More now?

5. Where was Marta headed when she went to visit Grant?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was claimed to have been suggested to a guard at the Tower of London?

2. Who was the visitor to Grant's room, who was he sent by, and what purpose could he serve to Grant?

3. What did Grant first think about when he saw Richard the Third's face?

4. What happened to Lord Hastings?

5. What made the mystery for Richard the Third?

6. What arguments support the opinion that Richard Plantagenet and Cicely Nevill had a loving marriage?

7. What did Grant provide Mrs. Tinker with, and what did he never see?

8. What does Marta suggest he do with his time?

9. What does Brent mention about the murder of the two princes?

10. How does the Matron feel about King Richard III?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain why Grant reminisces so often about old England. Why do you think he longs so much for this older version of his homeland? What beauteous things did it offer? What were its downfalls?

Essay Topic 2

Can you see any examples of foreshadowing in this book? List them and explain why you chose these citations.

Essay Topic 3

Compile a list of reasons why it is unlikely Richard III killed his nephews. Compile a list of reasons it is likely Henry VII killed the young Plantagenet heirs. Create a case against Henry and attempt to vindicate Richard III.

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