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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. What is done to punish rebel soldiers in winter, 1554?

2. Who does Hannah predict will be the King's successor?

3. What is the name of Hannah's fiancé?

4. What is Hannah's fiancé studying to become?

5. What is Lady Jane awaiting as of winter, 1554?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mary do when she needs an army to defend her in Winter 1554?

2. Though Mary is about to give birth to an heir, under what circumstance would Elizabeth still be in line to the throne?

3. What does Daniel say in his letter to Hannah in Summer 1554? What does Hannah eventually reply?

4. What vision does Hannah have concerning Tom Seymour?

5. During Mary's fight for the throne, where was her half-sister, Lady Elizabeth? When did Elizabeth reappear?

6. Where does the Duke of Northumberland send Hannah in Spring 1553? How does Hannah feel about her assignment?

7. How did Hannah's father keep her safe after they fled from Spain?

8. Under what circumstances do Hannah and her father move to England?

9. How do Elizabeth and Mary differ in their religious beliefs?

10. Why does Hannah go to see Lord Dudley at the Tower?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the tone of the novel "The Queen's Fool". How does Gregory convey this tone? Does the tone change at any point in the novel? If so, what events prompt this change?

Essay Topic 2

There are a number of inaccuracies in the novel when one looks at how history actually happened. Why might Gregory have chosen to change a few of the elements of the story? Does this benefit the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss some of the major differences between life in the Tudor period and like in modern-day England. How might this story have been different if it were set in modern-day England?

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