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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. After Hannah is found innocent and released, what does she realize?

2. What does Hannah think of the Sussex countryside?

3. What does Mrs. Carpenter instruct Hannah on in summer, 1556?

4. What changes take place with the printing shop in 1556?

5. How long is Hannah's father sick before she contacts Dr. Carpenter?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Daniel's mother instruct Hannah about in Calais?

4. Who does Hannah see while out riding her horse? What does this person bring to Elizabeth?

5. Where does Hannah go after Daniel's mistress is killed right in front of her?

6. 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.

7. As she seeks safety, who does Hannah encounter on the street in the winter of 1557-1558?

8. Who does Daniel believe Danny is when he is released from captivity?

9. How is Mrs. Carpenter helpful when Hannah's father passes away?

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

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

Analyze and interpret the protagonist of the novel, Hannah Green. What are her defining characteristics? Describe her background. What is her role at court? What is her relationship to the Queen?

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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