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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 religion does Mary's desired husband practice?

2. How does Mary treat Hannah when Hannah arrives at Mary's home in 1553?

3. Where does Hannah accompany Elizabeth in spring, 1554?

4. What do the Dudley's dress Hannah in when they bring her to court in 1553?

5. How does Hannah feel about being sent to Lady Mary's home in 1553?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is Mary required to do following the uprising against her in Winter 1554?

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

4. Who does Mary decide to marry? What are Mary's feelings about marriage?

5. What news trickles in to Woodstock while Hannah is staying the winter there with Elizabeth?

6. In Autumn and Winter 1553, what do Mary's advisors recommend that she do to secure her throne?

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

8. In Autumn 1554, what is special about life at court?

9. Why does Hannah return to serve Elizabeth after agreeing to go to France?

10. What does Hannah have a vision of on the way to Mary's castle with Elizabeth?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the conflicts of the novel "The Queen's Fool". What are some examples of conflict in the novel? How do these conflicts involve and affect Hannah? How are these conflicts resolved?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the motif of marriage and children in the novel "The Queen's Fool". Who does Hannah marry? Is her marriage a happy one? What obstacles does Hannah face in her marriage? Who is Danny? Who does Mary marry? Why does England object to this marriage? Is Mary's marriage a happy one? How does Mary's struggle to have a child affect her and her marriage?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the real historical figures which Gregory depicts in the novel. Who are they? Does Gregory depict these figures accurately? Does she change any elements of their lives to further the plot?

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