The Thistle and the Rose Test | Final Test - Hard

Eleanor Hibbert and Jean Plaidy
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 136 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Thistle and the Rose Test | Final Test - Hard

Eleanor Hibbert and Jean Plaidy
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 136 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. Who is with James when some people try to take James from his guards?

2. How does Henry respond to the plea for mercy for those still in custody from Evil May Day?

3. What lie of Angus's does Margaret believe when she returns to Scotland?

4. How old is James's wife?

5. How does Mary respond to Margaret's arrival to Henry's court?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Albany know will happen when he starts courting Margaret?

2. What notable change does Margaret see in her son after he speaks to Parliament?

3. What does Angus believe about his relationship with Margaret, even though she acts aloof when she sees him after learning of his infidelity?

4. What does Henry do to impress upon Margaret how his English Court is superior to her Scottish one?

5. How does Angus respond to Margaret's confrontation when he visits her as she is en route to Henry's court?

6. How does Angus foil one of James's escape attempts?

7. How does James Hamilton make Margaret feel?

8. What secret does Angus have that Margaret eventually learns when Margaret returns to Scotland?

9. What does Mary say about how she would have reacted if she were Margaret to Angus's abandonment of her?

10. Why do the servants eventually let James walk away from his imprisonment?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Is Margaret a feminist? Use direct evidence from the text as support for your thesis.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast James and Henry. How are they similar and different as characters? How are they similar and different as kings?

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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