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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 thought startled Grant awake?

2. What does Marta know about Henry the Seventh?

3. How was Richard described?

4. Who were the Cat and the Rat?

5. Who is the second visitor?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Brent strike Grant?

3. Who was King Richard the Third rumored to have killed and why?

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

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

6. What did the Amazon want with Grant?

7. What has Grant found in the ceiling?

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

9. What is most interesting about Henry's Bill of Attainder?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe John Morton's motivations for giving inaccurate information to Thomas More. What did this effectively accomplish, three hundred and fifty years later? How are these motivations no different from motivations of this day and age? How do they differ?

Essay Topic 2

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.

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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