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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 causes some to believe Mary is carrying a boy?

2. What is Anne made to do in order to keep her skin youthful?

3. Where is Mary confined until the baby is born?

4. When Princess Mary is said to be near death, who goes to see her?

5. What does Cardinal Wolsey organize for the men and women of the English and French courts?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is in the letter Mary receives from her sister Anne?

2. What is happening as Mary's pregnancy continues?

3. How does Anne attempt to have control over her sister?

4. Why is the Boleyn family unsure of who to promote to the King?

5. Why has the Queen missed her "courses"?

6. What happens as a result of Mary's second pregnancy?

7. Why does King Henry refuse to joust?

8. What does Anne find Queen Katherine is still doing?

9. When is Anne not treated by all as the Queen of England?

10. How has the Queen defied the King's order?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

While Anne Boleyn seems to get more of the attention in history books, she is certainly something different than the title of this novel suggests.

Part 1: Do you think Anne or Mary was the more important Boleyn girl? Why did you choose the answer you did?

Part 2: If you have read about Anne Boleyn before, how has your opinion changed of her?

Part 3: After seeing the progression of events in the story, is Mary a lesser or a greater character in terms of her growth in the novel? Why?

Essay Topic 2

Mary seems to fall in love with King Henry VIII pretty easily, a little too easily for some readers. But is this really the case?

Part 1: What does Mary see in Henry VIII that makes him attractive to her?

Part 2: Is Mary talked into her feelings for the King? If so, how?

Part 3: Do you believe Mary actually loved the King? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Love seems to be more of a commodity than an actual emotion in this novel at times.

Part 1: Who are some of the characters that are actually in love in this story?

Part 2: How is real love demonstrated in these relationships?

Part 3: Do you think Anne is capable of love? Why or why not?

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