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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 do with her breeches in summer, 1556?

2. What is Princess Elizabeth arrested for in 1556?

3. What did Hannah and Daniel's families do secretly in their home after their wedding?

4. What does Mrs. Carpenter disclose to Hannah after Hannah had been married for two months?

5. What month does the court move in to Hampton in 1558?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. 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.

6. What makes Hannah long to return to England in 1557?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the motif of family in the novel "The Queen's Fool". Who are Hannah's family members? Do they help or hinder Hannah throughout the novel? Who are the members of Mary's family? Do they help or hinder Mary during her reign?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the genre of the novel. What is the genre of the novel and what are the elements of this kind of genre? What are some other titles of the same genre? What do these works have in common?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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