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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. With whose son will little Henry now study?

2. What does Mary pray Anne has during this pregnancy?

3. Whose christening dress does Anne want to use for her coming child?

4. What does Mary call Jane Seymour?

5. What is the name of the new princess who will take the place of Princess Mary as heir?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are some of the ways Anne is behaving like Queen Katherine?

2. With whom is the King in hearings?

3. How does George first experience the public's rejection of Anne?

4. What does Mary think about Catherine asking to go to court?

5. When it is time for Mary to go to Hever to see her children, what does Anne inform Mary Anne has done?

6. Who is the King lustfully torn between now?

7. What does George think is the cause of Anne's temper tantrums?

8. What do George and Mary think of the present from #41?

9. Why will Anne not allow Mary to go to Hever?

10. What is the great disappointment of Anne's delivery?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The idea of a nobody is something that keeps Mary away from William for a while.

Part 1: How does one define "nobody" in this story?

Part 2: Give a list of some of the nobodies in the story.

Part 3: When Mary is told she doesn't really want to be a nobody, even though she does marry one, what does this say about Mary?

Essay Topic 2

Anne seems to have some self esteem issues in this story, going back and forth between feeling like a whore to feeling like the most powerful person in the world.

Part 1: Give some examples of how Anne seems to have low self esteem. What does she do/say that makes you believe this?

Part 2: Are there times when Anne is simply content? If not, why not?

Part 3: Do you think Anne is a happy person when she gets what she wants? 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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