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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. In Windsor Castle, Summer 1488, what does Elizabeth say is on the York crest?

2. What color are Arthur's eyes?

3. In 1491, how many days are spend merrymaking for Christmas?

4. In September 1491, how many daughters has Cecily had?

5. In 1495, when the pretender lands in England and then leaves, how many of his men are killed?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who points out the beacons in the summer of 1495 and how does that person feel about the beacons?

2. Why does Queen Elizabeth refuse to tell Elizabeth anything about the boy who is being touted as Elizabeth's brother Richard?

3. In 1491, who is selected to marry Elizabeth's cousin Margaret?

4. In Westminster Palace, London, Autumn 1491, what does Henry say about Queen Elizabeth?

5. In 1494, what does Margaret learn when she visit her brother in the Tower?

6. How does Elizabeth describe her children and what they are doing in the summer of 1495?

7. When Elizabeth first meets Lady Katherine Huntly in 1497, how does she describe the woman?

8. What does Elizabeth's mother tell her about love in the Spring of 1489?

9. What army does Charles of France send and where in 1491?

10. Who are the Cornishmen and why do they start grumbling in 1497?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Elizabeth had a close relationship with her mother. What type of relationship did the two women have, and how did their relationship affect Elizabeth and the type of woman she is?

Essay Topic 2

Elizabeth’s marriage to Henry was politically motivated. What role did politics in fifteenth century England play in the private lives of noble families and how were individuals expected to give their lives for political gain?

Essay Topic 3

Queen Elizabeth and Lady Margaret had different methods for raising children. What does the author reveal about motherhood through the examples of these two women and the children that they raise?

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