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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 much say does Margaret want in the politics and policies of Scotland that James deals with?

2. How long does Baby Arthur live for?

3. Who is Anne?

4. How do the common people respond to Margaret as she travels to marry James?

5. Who is James?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does James think he has a curse on him that prevents him from having healthy children with Margaret?

2. What does Lord Drummond request of Angus in regard to his love life?

3. Why is Margaret secretly pleased after her first-born son dies?

4. What happens with the transition of power after James is killed in battle?

5. Who is Margaret and James's child Arthur named after?

6. Who is Margaret at Stobhall?

7. How does Margaret respond to Henry when they are both young?

8. In "The Curse of Sauchieburn," why does Margaret try to intervene with James when several Scottish men are arrested in England?

9. How does the young Henry feel about Margaret's planned marriage to James?

10. How does Henry approach his future kingship when he is young?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is Margaret's biggest weakness as a character? Is this the same as her biggest weakness as a ruler? Make sure to use at least three examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 2

Conduct a character analysis of Janet Kennedy. What is so powerful about her? What role does she play? Is she portrayed as a positive or negative character?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze one father/son relationship in "The Thistle and the Rose." Is it a positive relationship? A negative one? What does the reader learn about each character through their relationship with each other? What function does the relationship serve in the novel?

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