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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. When does France lead a counterattack on the city of Calais?

2. Why does Elizabeth no longer fear her sister as of spring, 1555?

3. What does Hannah learn about Lord Dudley in the summer of 1557?

4. How does Hannah escape the invasion?

5. How many defensive forts surround Calais?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In what way is Philip's relationship with Elizabeth a political move?

4. Realizing that her health is in decline, what does Mary ask Hannah to do?

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

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

7. 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.

8. What secret does Mrs. Carpenter reveal about Daniel in Summer - Autumn 1556?

9. What is Princess Elizabeth's closest maid to be found in possession of?

10. When Hannah returns to court, what state does she find the Queen in?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the death motif in the novel "The Queen's Fool". Who dies in the novel and why? How do these deaths affect Hannah, particularly the death of her father?

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 motif of power in the novel "The Queen's Fool". Who seeks power? Why do Mary and Elizabeth desire to become Queen? What do they want to do as Queen? To what lengths does Elizabeth go to achieve this goal? To what lengths does Mary go to keep her title? Who is Lady Jane Grey and how does she (and her supporters) try to takeover the throne?

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