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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Hannah warn Elizabeth against in the spring of 1555?
(a) Continuing to plot against the Catholics.
(b) Marrying into the French royal family.
(c) Becoming so intimate with the King.
(d) Marrying into the Spanish royal family.

2. What month does Lord Dudley visit his home in 1558?
(a) April.
(b) December.
(c) February.
(d) January.

3. What does Queen Mary begin to feel anxious about in spring, 1555?
(a) That her husband has not written to her from Spain.
(b) Word that the rebels are organizing against her again.
(c) The dizzy spells she has been experiencing.
(d) Her baby's lateness in arriving.

4. What does Hannah read to her ailing father?
(a) A newspaper.
(b) "In Praise of Folly."
(c) The Bible.
(d) The Torah.

5. What does Lord Robert and the Queen's council pressure the Queen to do during autumn, 1558?
(a) Name an heir.
(b) Abdicate the throne.
(c) Recall her army from France.
(d) Punish her husband's mistress.

6. In what language does Mary ask Hannah to write her husband a letter in in 1558?
(a) English.
(b) Spanish.
(c) French.
(d) German.

7. What was missing from the court Christmas of 1555?
(a) Joy.
(b) Religious reverence.
(c) The usual feast.
(d) Gifts for the Queen.

8. What does Hannah learn about Lord Dudley in the summer of 1557?
(a) He is gravely ill.
(b) He is in Calais.
(c) He has been released from prison.
(d) He has been sentenced to die.

9. Instead of traitorous half sister, what is Elizabeth considered as of spring, 1555?
(a) A respected member of the royal family.
(b) The future queen of France.
(c) England's greatest hope for a prosperous future.
(d) An imposter posing as Elizabeth.

10. What does Hannah grow tired of after living with Daniel's family for a while?
(a) The women's criticisms.
(b) Her father's opinions not being considered.
(c) Fighting with his sisters.
(d) Daniel's constant absence.

11. Where does the court move after their move to Hampton?
(a) Hampton House.
(b) Greenwich.
(c) St. James Palace.
(d) Oxford.

12. What does Queen Mary hope to do in March, 1558?
(a) Celebrate her wedding anniversary.
(b) Tour the north.
(c) Deliver a child.
(d) Raise an army to invade France.

13. What does Hannah do with her breeches in summer, 1556?
(a) Sells them for money to buy food.
(b) Uses their fabric to make blankets.
(c) Exchanges them for more appropriate gowns.
(d) Gives them to a charity.

14. What does Hannah think of the Sussex countryside?
(a) It reminds her of Spain.
(b) It's the most beautiful place she has been.
(c) Her mother would have enjoyed it.
(d) She is bored by it.

15. Why does King Philip go to the area where Hannah lives in summer, 1557?
(a) To choose land for a new royal palace.
(b) To visit with French dignitaries.
(c) To recruit soldiers.
(d) To oversee the trial of a murderer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Hannah find new quarters for herself and her father in 1556?

2. Who is Kat Ashley?

3. How many defensive forts surround Calais?

4. What does not improve the Queen's health in autumn, 1558?

5. What is Hannah arrested for in 1556?

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