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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. As Angus tries to gain power after Harry is thrown in jail, what does James take more control of?
2. Who intervenes on behalf of those in custody after Evil May Day?
3. Once Margaret escapes after Harry is thrown in jail, what kind of power does Angus have?
4. How does Margaret react when Albany returns after Margaret has learned he has had other lovers?
5. What is the only good thing to come of Henry's wife's death?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Margaret come to realize once James takes the throne?
2. How does Angus respond to Margaret's confrontation when he visits her as she is en route to Henry's court?
3. Why does Margaret think Harry is the ideal mate?
4. How does Angus foil one of James's escape attempts?
5. After one year in England, what does Margaret tell Henry her goal is for returning to Scotland?
6. Why does Margaret object to James's request for a divorce for his lover when she herself had a request granted?
7. What does Albany know will happen when he starts courting Margaret?
8. Why does Angus fight Margaret's divorce request?
9. What makes Margaret give up on the idea of divorce when she first considers it seriously?
10. What does Mary say about how she would have reacted if she were Margaret to Angus's abandonment of her?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What three major aspects of "The Thistle and the Rose" would have been different if Margaret were a man?
Essay Topic 2
Several battles play a key role in "The Thistle and the Rose." Discuss at least three challenges an author faces when writing battle scenes and at least three literary devices Plaidy uses when writing about battle in "The Thistle and the Rose," using examples from the text as supporting evidence.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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