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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. Who is Henry riding with as he makes his way to the tower?

2. Who teaches the woman in #129 how to behave for the King?

3. What was sent for Mary and William's journey?

4. What is the outcome of Anne's pregnancy?

5. To where does Mary want to return?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Mary fear for George's safety?

2. What do Mary and William Stafford both say about the boat trip crossing the English Channel?

3. Who is taken to the tower and imprisoned?

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

5. With whom is the King in hearings?

6. What is Anne's reaction when Mary tells her she is pregnant and married?

7. Who marries Henry and Anne and what does he think of Henry's previous marriage?

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

9. What does the reader learn about Henry's sexual performance?

10. Why does Anne summon Mary back to court?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Many people, after reading "The Other Boleyn Girl" feel the story of Henry VIII is somehow different from the one they've learned in school or on their own.

Part 1: What did you think of the Henry VIII story before you read this book? What were your experiences of it?

Part 2: Do you think this story's portrayal of the history is accurate? Why or why not?

Part 3: How has your opinion of Henry VIII changed? Or has it stayed the same? Why?

Essay Topic 2

Mary, in the end, chooses a very different life than Anne.

Part 1: Why do you think Mary chooses the simpler life?

Part 2: What does Mary's choice say about her and about her motivations?

Part 3: At the end, Mary still feels she would like to go back to court someday. Why do you think she still longs for that life?

Essay Topic 3

Sex is obviously a large part of this text and of the lives of the women and men in the novel.

Part 1: How does sex come into play in this novel? Who are some of the couples, for example?

Part 2: How is sex used in the story? Why do Mary and Anne, for example, have sex with the men in their lives? For love? For power? Both?

Part 3: What does the author seem to be saying about sex in this time period?

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