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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. After Katherine has a confrontation with Ned regarding Frances Mewtas and takes to her bed, what does Mary say Katherine ate that has made her ill?

2. On a Monday after Elizabeth's birthday, how many paces does she take to one window and then another?

3. How much time does Ned bribe a guard to allow him to be with Katherine in the summer of 1562?

4. In the spring of 1561, how long has it been since Jane was beheaded?

5. How long is Henry Stuart in Scotland before a request is sent from Mary Queen of Scots to marry him?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mary overhear Cecil and the Spanish ambassador discussing?

2. How did Mary get the confidence to ride a horse?

3. What happens when Henry Stuart goes to Scotland?

4. What does an inquest determine about Amy Dudley's death, and what does that mean for Elizabeth and Robert?

5. During Christmas in 1563, why is Elizabeth angry with Mary?

6. In 1564, under what conditions does Elizabeth say that she will make Mary Queen of Scots her heir?

7. What do Janey and Ned say about Katherine's accusations that he is seeing Frances Mewtas?

8. How are Ned and Katherine separated?

9. What happens when Katherine tells her Aunt Bess about her pregnancy?

10. How does Robert Dudley's wife die?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Idioms are words that have a figurative, rather than a literal meaning. How does Gregory use idioms in the book? Why are the idioms sometimes difficult to understand? Why do the idioms often require research to understand their meaning? How are some of the idioms used in The Last Tudor unique to the time period and culture?

Essay Topic 2

Katherine becomes friends with Janey Seymour. How do Katherine and Janey become friends? What type of relationship do they have? Why does Janey’s death devastate Katherine?

Essay Topic 3

Jane is made queen by her father and other powerful men. How was Jane betrayed and abandoned by the people who tried to put her in power?

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