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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What about Philip's letters in Autumn 1555 disappoints Mary?
(a) They are few in number.
(b) They are filled only with matters of policy.
(c) They condemn her for being uncaring toward her sister.
(d) They are written in Spanish.

2. Who does Hannah meet on the street on her way to Daniel's home during the invasion?
(a) Mrs. Carpenter.
(b) Lord Dudley.
(c) Daniel's mistress.
(d) Daniel's eldest sister.

3. Who helps Hannah make sure that the Jewish customs are followed at Hannah's father's death?
(a) Daniel.
(b) Oliver.
(c) A local rabbi.
(d) Daniel's mother.

4. What does the King contemplate doing in spring, 1555?
(a) Banishing Elizabeth from court.
(b) Keeping Elizabeth at court.
(c) Arranging a marriage between Elizabeth and his brother.
(d) Asking the Queen to return to court.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What complicated Queen Mary's health in autumn, 1558?

2. Who intervenes on Hannah's behalf during her questioning in 1556?

3. Who does Daniel arrange to stay with Hannah after her father's death?

4. What must Elizabeth promise to do for Mary to name her as heir?

5. How does Hannah feel during the months following her father's death?

Short Essay Questions

1. On what charge is Hannah arrested? Who vouches for her when she is brought before Bishop Bonner? After new laws are passed which widen the criteria for arrest for heresy, Hannah is arrested.

2. What does Daniel tell Hannah when her father becomes seriously ill?

3. Under what circumstances does Mary agree to name Elizabeth her heir?

4. What disappoints Mary about the letters she receives from Philip?

5. What makes Hannah long to return to England in 1557?

6. What news does Lord Dudley bring when he returns from court in February 1558?

7. After being found innocent of the charges against her, what does Hannah decide to do?

8. Who visits Calais in the early summer in 1557?

9. How does Mary view her failed pregnancy, and what does it inspire her to do?

10. What is Elizabeth's behavior like while the Queen is in confinement?

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