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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 did Edward run England?

2. Who did Richard want to marry?

3. When did Tyrell confess and hanged for the crime of killing the princes?

4. What is the last thing the Midget suggests Grant should do?

5. Who was Grant chasing?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What could have led Richard to respect and admire his brother, Edward?

3. What did this information do to Grant's opinion of More, and to his recovery?

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

5. What has Grant found in the ceiling?

6. What did Richard notice when he had ridden into the shadow of the Keep?

7. What puzzles Grant about what he is learning about Richard the Third's fall from grace?

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

9. What enrages Alan Grant about Sir Thomas More?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Explain how enthusiasm for a particular subject or task can make it far more enjoyable, and help to pass the time. Conversely, explain why a difficult task appears to take longer. What part do focus and intensity play?

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