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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does King Philip go to the area where Hannah lives in summer, 1557?
(a) To choose land for a new royal palace.
(b) To visit with French dignitaries.
(c) To recruit soldiers.
(d) To oversee the trial of a murderer.

2. What does Hannah think of the Sussex countryside?
(a) It reminds her of Spain.
(b) Her mother would have enjoyed it.
(c) It's the most beautiful place she has been.
(d) She is bored by it.

3. Who is Marie?
(a) Hannah's next-door neighbor.
(b) A Carpenter cousin.
(c) A night nurse.
(d) One of Queen Mary's maids.

4. Who does Daniel arrange to stay with Hannah after her father's death?
(a) A elderly neighbor.
(b) Marie.
(c) One of his sisters.
(d) His mother.

5. What does Hannah read to her ailing father?
(a) The Torah.
(b) A newspaper.
(c) The Bible.
(d) "In Praise of Folly."

6. What had Sir William Pickering attempted to do but failed?
(a) Hold negotiations between England and France.
(b) Have Elizabeth imprisoned.
(c) Overthrow the queen.
(d) Lure the King into having an affair.

7. Whose name is on the list of political prisoners being held by the French?
(a) Mr. Dee's.
(b) Hannah's father's.
(c) Daniel's.
(d) Lord Dudley's.

8. What is Hannah arrested for in 1556?
(a) Treason.
(b) Theft.
(c) Heresy.
(d) Witchery.

9. Why do Hannah and Marie separate during the French invasion?
(a) So one can secure the print shop and the other their house.
(b) Because Marie is too lame to keep up with Hannah.
(c) To more quickly find the Carpenters.
(d) To find their own safety.

10. What does Hannah do with her breeches in summer, 1556?
(a) Uses their fabric to make blankets.
(b) Gives them to a charity.
(c) Exchanges them for more appropriate gowns.
(d) Sells them for money to buy food.

11. What does Mrs. Carpenter confront Hannah about two months after her wedding?
(a) That Hannah is not yet pregnant.
(b) That Hannah intends to return to England.
(c) That Daniel is losing weight and must not be eating properly.
(d) That Hannah's father is suspected of stealing from the Carpenters.

12. What does Queen Mary hope to do in March, 1558?
(a) Deliver a child.
(b) Raise an army to invade France.
(c) Celebrate her wedding anniversary.
(d) Tour the north.

13. What does Hannah monitor closely in the winter of 1556?
(a) Daniel's health.
(b) News of England.
(c) The weather.
(d) Her weight.

14. What is done to the Queen's quarters in spring of 1555?
(a) They are prepared for her confinement.
(b) They are redecorated.
(c) They are searched for trap doors and hidden weapons.
(d) They are prepared to house the Queen in quarantine.

15. Where does Hannah find new quarters for herself and her father in 1556?
(a) In the countryside.
(b) Near the city walls.
(c) Above her father's printing shop.
(d) Across the street from the Carpenters.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the royal court relocate in autumn of 1555?

2. Where does the court move after their move to Hampton?

3. Which of the following is NOT one of Daniel's sisters?

4. Who is Mary Stuart?

5. Where does Hannah discover her father and Daniel in spring, 1556?

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