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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 does Hannah see approaching as she leaves London in 1554?

2. Where does Elizabeth spend her winter in 1554?

3. Which of the following is a castle that Mary flees to after Edward's death?

4. How does Elizabeth feel about returning to London in 1554?

5. When is Elizabeth invited to return to court in 1555?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did Mary's councillors want to do to Elizabeth following the uprising against Mary? Why does Elizabeth procrastinate in her return to London?

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

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

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

6. In Spring 1553, why are disappearances occurring? What does this mean for Hannah's family?

7. What vision does Hannah have concerning Tom Seymour?

8. On her journey to Hunsdon, what does Hannah notice about the villages she passes through?

9. Why does Mary invite Elizabeth to return to court in Spring 1555?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the motif of love and romance. Discuss the relationship between Hannah and Lord Dudley, as well as Hannah and Daniel.

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 importance of Hannah's visions? How do they help her throughout the novel? How do they hurt her? What does she see in her visions? Do all of her visions happen later on in the novel?

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