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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 many men were named as having an adulterous relationship with Queen Elizabeth's mother?
2. What translation does Jane work on in August 1553?
3. In July 1553, where does Princess Mary raise her standard?
4. How old is Mary in 1550?
5. About how old is Queen Mary in 1554?
Short Essay Questions
1. What arrangement are made to have Jane and her sisters married and why?
2. What is the family's country estate like at Bradgate?
3. Why does Jane believe that Guildford cannot be crowned king?
4. Why will John Dudley and his sons be executed?
5. What does Princess Mary do when she learns that Jane has been crowned queen?
6. How does Jane go to her execution?
7. Why is it a problem that there be a Tudor son to succeed King Edward?
8. How is Mary doing at the time of Jane's death?
9. What does Ned think he and Katherine should do when they do not get permission to marry?
10. How does Guilford spend time with Jane when she is at Chelsea?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
An allusion is a figure of speech that does not directly refer to a person, place, or thing. What are some allusions in The Last Tudor? Why might it be difficult to decipher an allusion just by the context of a passage in a book? How do the allusions Gregory uses help readers’ understanding of characters or concepts?
Essay Topic 2
Jane’s parents control everything Jane does. How do Jane’s parents order her to marry? Why do they order her to marry? Could Jane have refused to marry? Did Jane lack free will?
Essay Topic 3
What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view in the book? How does the point of view influence what readers know about events and characters? How does using the points of view of the Grey sisters help readers connect with and understand characters?
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