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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. Why do Hannah and Marie separate during the French invasion?

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

3. What does the King contemplate doing in spring, 1555?

4. Why is Mr. Dee arrested?

5. What is done to the Queen's quarters in spring of 1555?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Hannah go after Daniel's mistress is killed right in front of her?

2. After being found innocent of the charges against her, what does Hannah decide to do?

3. What does Mrs. Carpenter confront Hannah about a couple of months after she and Daniel marry?

4. Why do Hannah and Daniel look forward to Elizabeth's reign as queen?

5. Under what circumstances does Mary agree to name Elizabeth her heir?

6. In what way is Philip's relationship with Elizabeth a political move?

7. What is Princess Elizabeth's closest maid to be found in possession of?

8. What does Daniel's mother instruct Hannah about in Calais?

9. How does Mary view her failed pregnancy, and what does it inspire her to do?

10. What disappoints Mary about the letters she receives from Philip?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze and interpret the protagonist of the novel, Hannah Green. What are her defining characteristics? Describe her background. What is her role at court? What is her relationship to the Queen?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the setting of the novel, Tudor England. What are some of the characteristics of this time period? How does this time period shape the novel? Is the novel an accurate portrayal of Tudor England? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the motif of marriage and children in the novel "The Queen's Fool". Who does Hannah marry? Is her marriage a happy one? What obstacles does Hannah face in her marriage? Who is Danny? Who does Mary marry? Why does England object to this marriage? Is Mary's marriage a happy one? How does Mary's struggle to have a child affect her and her marriage?

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