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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. How does Margaret react to learning that James has stayed for a while with Lady Heron?
2. Where is John Stuart living when he is called to Scotland?
3. Who eventually calls on Albany to go to Scotland?
4. Who is Alexander?
5. Where does Lady Heron live?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why is Margaret secretly pleased after her first-born son dies?
2. Why is there a need for another son besides Henry in the Tudor family?
3. What happens to Margaret at Stobhall?
4. Why does James finally agree to marry Margaret?
5. What does Margaret have James do for Albany upon his arrival to Scotland?
6. How does the young Henry feel about Margaret's planned marriage to James?
7. What kind of relationship does Margaret want with James?
8. In "The Curse of Sauchieburn," why does Margaret try to intervene with James when several Scottish men are arrested in England?
9. Why are some people upset about how quickly Margaret married Angus?
10. What happens with the transition of power after James is killed in battle?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Several of Margaret's children die in the novel. Discuss the effect this has on the reader, how these deaths have an influence on the sequence of events, and how these deaths influence Margaret as both a person and a ruler.
Essay Topic 2
Religion plays an important, if behind-the-scenes, role in "The Thistle and the Rose." Discuss the role religion plays in the text and how Plaidy conveys it throughout the novel.
Essay Topic 3
Compare and contrast the character of Margaret from the beginning of "The Thistle and the Rose" with the character of Margaret at the conclusion of "The Thistle and the Rose." How is she the same? How is she different? What were the major factors that changed her as a character, and what kept her the same?
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