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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. When the Scots march in 1497, what is the biggest problem that both armies face?

2. In 1491, how many years have passed since Bosworth?

3. In 1493, how old is Elizabeth's grandmother Cecily Duchess of York?

4. In 1495 when the pretender lands in England and then leaves, how many of his men does Henry captures?

5. In the Spring of 1489, where does Elizabeth say that her uncle Edward died in 1488?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Greenwich Palace, London, June 1492, what does Elizabeth hear, and what does she realize that she is hearing?

2. In the autumn of 1497, what does Henry tell Elizabeth she must do when he brings the boy to London?

3. In 1492, what does Elizabeth see and hear as England arms for war?

4. In 1491, who is selected to marry Elizabeth's cousin Margaret?

5. Why does Queen Elizabeth refuse to tell Elizabeth anything about the boy who is being touted as Elizabeth's brother Richard?

6. What awakens Elizabeth in the autumn of 1495?

7. What role has Henry's uncle Jasper played in his life?

8. What does Elizabeth say to Lady Margaret in 1497 when London is attacked and Lady Margaret orders Elizabeth to stay?

9. In Westminster Palace, London, Autumn 1491, what does Henry say about Queen Elizabeth?

10. In 1491, why is Margaret, Elizabeth's cousin, glad to marry Sir Richard Pole?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Elizabeth struggles with her loyalty to the family she grew up with and the family she married into. Why does Elizabeth have divided loyalties, and how does she struggle to be loyal to her husband and to be loyal to her birth family, especially her mother?

Essay Topic 2

Henry’s mother combines the white rose of the Yorks with the red rose of the Tudors. What is the symbolism of the white and red roses, and what does the Tudor rose symbolize when it is created by combining the two roses?

Essay Topic 3

There are double standards for men and women in the novel. What are some double standards that Elizabeth deals with, and how do they complicate her life?

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