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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 old is Mary Boleyn when the story begins?
2. What does King Henry refuse to do?
3. Where is Mary's sister Anne at the beginning of the story?
4. Who is called the Queen of May?
5. Who is sent to Hever for Christmas?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is happening as Mary's pregnancy continues?
2. What are George's sisters' reactions to his confession of love for Francis Weston?
3. How has the Queen defied the King's order?
4. Why doesn't Henry share a bed with Mary over the Christmas holiday?
5. What does Anne find Queen Katherine is still doing?
6. Why has Cardinal Wolsey arranged a secret court at Westminster?
7. Why is the King in a dark mood?
8. Why has the Queen missed her "courses"?
9. Why do people assume Mary is carrying a boy this time?
10. What does King Henry send as gifts to Mary's baby once she is born?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
While Anne Boleyn seems to get more of the attention in history books, she is certainly something different than the title of this novel suggests.
Part 1: Do you think Anne or Mary was the more important Boleyn girl? Why did you choose the answer you did?
Part 2: If you have read about Anne Boleyn before, how has your opinion changed of her?
Part 3: After seeing the progression of events in the story, is Mary a lesser or a greater character in terms of her growth in the novel? Why?
Essay Topic 2
Anne seems to have some self esteem issues in this story, going back and forth between feeling like a whore to feeling like the most powerful person in the world.
Part 1: Give some examples of how Anne seems to have low self esteem. What does she do/say that makes you believe this?
Part 2: Are there times when Anne is simply content? If not, why not?
Part 3: Do you think Anne is a happy person when she gets what she wants? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 3
In the end, Anne Boleyn is executed, just as the stories and history books have told us for years.
Part 1: Why was Anne sentenced to death? What were the charges?
Part 2: Why do you think King Henry VIII waited so long to punish and execute Anne?
Part 3: Do you think it was right for Anne to be executed? Why or why not?
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