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

2. Which of the following is NOT one of Daniel's sisters?

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

4. Who is killed in front of Hannah during the invasion?

5. Whose name is on the list of political prisoners being held by the French?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What disappoints Mary about the letters she receives from Philip?

6. Why do Hannah and Daniel look forward to Elizabeth's reign as queen?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss some of the major differences between life in the Tudor period and like in modern-day England. How might this story have been different if it were set in modern-day England?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the conclusion of the novel "The Queen's Fool". What happens at the end of the novel? Are there any unanswered questions? Are there any surprises at the end of the novel? Does the ending stay true to the real historical events? Why might Gregory have chosen to end the story where she does?

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