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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Kat Ashley?
(a) Elizabeth's closest maid.
(b) A Tudor cousin.
(c) The King's mistress.
(d) Daniel's married sister.

2. Who is killed in front of Hannah during the invasion?
(a) Daniel.
(b) Daniel's mother.
(c) Daniel's mistress.
(d) Daniel's niece.

3. How many defensive forts surround Calais?
(a) Six.
(b) Eight.
(c) Twelve.
(d) Three.

4. How does Hannah feel during the months following her father's death?
(a) Relieved.
(b) Worried.
(c) Lonely.
(d) Angry.

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

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

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

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

9. What month does Mary release Elizabeth from prison in 1555?
(a) June.
(b) May.
(c) April.
(d) March.

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

11. What did Hannah and Daniel's families do secretly in their home after their wedding?
(a) Held a second Jewish wedding ceremony.
(b) Had a party for their neighbors.
(c) Collected money to send to the rebel army.
(d) Made plans to travel back to England.

12. 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 oversee the trial of a murderer.
(c) To visit with French dignitaries.
(d) To recruit soldiers.

13. What must Elizabeth promise to do for Mary to name her as heir?
(a) Endorse the Catholic religion.
(b) Admit to her role in the rebel uprisings.
(c) Break her ties with the Dudleys.
(d) Marry and have children.

14. What complicated Queen Mary's health in autumn, 1558?
(a) A snap of very cold weather.
(b) Her husband's death.
(c) Her loneliness and sorrow.
(d) Insomnia.

15. Who does Hannah see while at church in autumn, 1556?
(a) Elizabeth.
(b) Daniel's entire family.
(c) A vision of her mother.
(d) Robert Dudley.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Hannah unable to go to England in the summer of 1557?

2. Why does Elizabeth no longer fear her sister as of spring, 1555?

3. What does Queen Mary begin to feel anxious about in spring, 1555?

4. Where does Elizabeth go in autumn, 1555?

5. Who does Hannah catch entering Elizabeth's chambers through a secret passage?

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