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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 respond to all of the events that Henry plans when she returns to England?

2. Who does Margaret tell James is not trustworthy?

3. Who does Margaret want to marry if her divorce from Angus is granted?

4. What was wrong with Mary's first husband according to her?

5. What does Mary remind Margaret about doing to stay in favor with Henry?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What makes Margaret give up on the idea of divorce when she first considers it seriously?

3. How do Katherine and Henry react to Margaret's plans for divorce?

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

5. What does James realize about his captors after he is attacked while with George Douglas and his guards?

6. What weighs heavily on Henry's mind about his marriage to Katherine?

7. After one year in England, what does Margaret tell Henry her goal is for returning to Scotland?

8. Why are people afraid to oppose James when he demands that Parliament recognize him as king?

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

10. Why does James disagree with his mother about his divorce request?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Money comes up in several key moments of "The Thistle and the Rose." Discuss how Plaidy treats money within the text and what message she is conveying to the reader about when and how money is used. Make sure to use direct evidence from the text to support your paper.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Choose the point when Margaret finally becomes her own person in the novel and discuss when this moment is, how the reader knows this transformation has taken place, and at least two literary devices Plaidy uses to convey to the reader that such a transformation has occurred.

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