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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 did Edward pay the captain as fare?

2. Who did Cicely lose that December morning in London and would never see again?

3. Who did Richard want to marry?

4. What was the characteristic that had led Grant to identify the criminal in the lineup?

5. How old was Edward while leading an army?

Short Essay Questions

1. What has Grant found in the ceiling?

2. What surprised Grant about the reign of Richard III?

3. What is Grant's belief into researching a perpetrator?

4. How does Grant feel about Sir Thomas More's writings about Richard the Third?

5. Why is it such a big scandal that Edward got married?

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

7. What was the difference between what moves a person's heart and news?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain why Henry's validity on demonizing Richard the third would have been destroyed if people had known exactly what happened to the boy princes. Name another historical situation that people might look differently at if they knew the whole truth.

Essay Topic 2

Despite there being several vindications of Richard III written in the centuries to follow, they still didn't appear in the history books. Suggest reasons why this would be the case.

Essay Topic 3

Quote the Matron's opinion of Richard the Third. Explain why her opinion is the most accurate of any other person. Compare and contrast her opinion with at least two other characters in the book.

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