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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 month does Lord Dudley visit his home in 1558?

2. Who is Amy?

3. Where does Hannah discover her father and Daniel in spring, 1556?

4. What does Hannah do to draw less attention to her status as single women?

5. Who does Elizabeth flirt with in the Queen's absence in 1555?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. When do Hannah and Daniel marry, and what sort of ceremonies do they have?

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

4. What does Mrs. Carpenter confront Hannah about a couple of months after she and Daniel marry?

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

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

7. How does Mary view her failed pregnancy, and what does it inspire her to do?

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

9. 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.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the career of the author of the novel "The Queen's Fool" Philippa Gregory. What other works has she written? Does she write in other genres? Is she respected in the literary world? What are some of the characteristics of her writing?

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

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?

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