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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. When Anne's baby moves, she asks Mary to tell ____________, but corrects herself and says __________.

2. To where does Mary want to return?

3. With whose son will little Henry now study?

4. Where does Anne want Mary to be with her?

5. Who does Mary think are just temporarily disagreeing on the marriage issue?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is taken to the tower and imprisoned?

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

3. How does Mary describe Jane Seymour to William?

4. With whom is the King in hearings?

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

6. What does Anne tell Mary the King can make her?

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

8. What do Anne and George do to help Anne's stillbirth?

9. Why does Anne summon Mary back to court?

10. How is Anne seen in the eyes of the English people?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

To some, this novel might be seen as a declaration of a need for a feminist movement, with Mary's mindset changing rapidly as the story progresses.

Part 1: What are some examples of female power in this story?

Part 2: What are some ways women are treated as lesser creatures?

Part 3: What does it say that Mary reveals "the triumph of Anne, the mistress who had become a wife, was an inspiration to every loose girl in the country"?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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