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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. What does Margaret ask of Albany in regard to Angus?

2. What does Margaret do as Albany heads to the English border to prepare for the invasion?

3. How do the common people feel about Albany's plans to invade England?

4. Who fights Margaret's request for a divorce from Angus the most?

5. How many times has Mary been married when she and Margaret meet again in England?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. Why does Angus want to go after Harry?

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

While virtually all of the male characters in "The Thistle and the Rose" have affairs, some of these affairs are more consequential than others. Discuss which affair is the most egregious in "The Thistle and the Rose," why this particular affair is the most egregious, and the major consequences for other characters that happen as a result of this affair.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Religion plays an important, if behind-the-scenes, role in "The Thistle and the Rose." Discuss the role religion plays in the text and how Plaidy conveys it throughout the novel.

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