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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 feel as her journey to Henry's court awaits?
2. What is the only good thing to come of Henry's wife's death?
3. What must Margaret leave behind before she is allowed to see James once she returns to Scotland?
4. Where does Harry Stuart work?
5. What is the age relationship between Margaret and Harry?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Margaret object to James's request for a divorce for his lover when she herself had a request granted?
2. How do Katherine and Henry react to Margaret's plans for divorce?
3. How does James Hamilton make Margaret feel?
4. Why does Margaret think Harry is the ideal mate?
5. What notable change does Margaret see in her son after he speaks to Parliament?
6. Why does James refuse to support Angus's challenge to Harry?
7. Why does Angus fight Margaret's divorce request?
8. What does James realize about his captors after he is attacked while with George Douglas and his guards?
9. What does Henry like so much about Margaret, Mary, and Katherine's plea for mercy for those involved in Evil May Day?
10. What does Henry do to impress upon Margaret how his English Court is superior to her Scottish one?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Conduct a character analysis of "Bell-the-Cat." When does he appear? What function does he serve?
Essay Topic 2
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 3
The poisoning of Margaret at Stobhall remains vague throughout the story. Write an argument discussing who appears to be behind the poisoning and what Plaidy does or conveys in the text to support this argument.
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