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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. In what month do Daniel and Hannah marry?
2. When does Hannah like to go horse-riding in the spring of 1555?
3. Who intervenes on Hannah's behalf during her questioning in 1556?
4. Where does the court move after their move to Hampton?
5. Who does Hannah catch entering Elizabeth's chambers through a secret passage?
Short Essay Questions
1. When Hannah returns to court, what state does she find the Queen in?
2. As she seeks safety, who does Hannah encounter on the street in the winter of 1557-1558?
3. On what charge is Hannah arrested? Who vouches for her when she is brought before Bishop Bonner? After new laws are passed which widen the criteria for arrest for heresy, Hannah is arrested.
4. What secret does Mrs. Carpenter reveal about Daniel in Summer - Autumn 1556?
5. Who does Daniel believe Danny is when he is released from captivity?
6. What does Daniel tell Hannah when her father becomes seriously ill?
7. Why do Hannah and Daniel look forward to Elizabeth's reign as queen?
8. What disappoints Mary about the letters she receives from Philip?
9. How does Mary view her failed pregnancy, and what does it inspire her to do?
10. Realizing that her health is in decline, what does Mary ask Hannah to do?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the motif of power in the novel "The Queen's Fool". Who seeks power? Why do Mary and Elizabeth desire to become Queen? What do they want to do as Queen? To what lengths does Elizabeth go to achieve this goal? To what lengths does Mary go to keep her title? Who is Lady Jane Grey and how does she (and her supporters) try to takeover the throne?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the importance of Hannah's visions? How do they help her throughout the novel? How do they hurt her? What does she see in her visions? Do all of her visions happen later on in the novel?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the career of the author of the novel "The Queen's Fool" Philippa Gregory. What other works has she written? Does she write in other genres? Is she respected in the literary world? What are some of the characteristics of her writing?
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