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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. Who marries Henry and Anne?
2. Who is pregnant during this section?
3. What does Henry make William at Anne's extravagant coronation?
4. What does Anne eat to increase her fertility?
5. Who does Mary think are just temporarily disagreeing on the marriage issue?
Short Essay Questions
1. When Mary is summoned back to court, what are the conditions?
2. What does the reader learn about Henry's sexual performance?
3. What do Mary and William Stafford both say about the boat trip crossing the English Channel?
4. What is the new law the Henry legislates?
5. What is Anne's reaction when Mary tells her she is pregnant and married?
6. Who are the people who know of Anne's latest pregnancy?
7. Why should Mary have been arrested, too?
8. What are some of the ways Anne is behaving like Queen Katherine?
9. What do Anne and George do to help Anne's stillbirth?
10. What does Mary think about Catherine asking to go to court?
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
Mary, in the end, chooses a very different life than Anne.
Part 1: Why do you think Mary chooses the simpler life?
Part 2: What does Mary's choice say about her and about her motivations?
Part 3: At the end, Mary still feels she would like to go back to court someday. Why do you think she still longs for that life?
Essay Topic 3
To some, this novel might be seen as a declaration of a need for a feminist movement, with Mary's mindset changing rapidly as the story progresses.
Part 1: What are some examples of female power in this story?
Part 2: What are some ways women are treated as lesser creatures?
Part 3: What does it say that Mary reveals "the triumph of Anne, the mistress who had become a wife, was an inspiration to every loose girl in the country"?
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