DBH 3, My Lady, Anne Boleyn

A  Who is it? Complete the sentences with the names below. You can use a name more than once.

King Henry       Meg       Sir Thomas Boleyn       Queen Catherine       Mary Boleyn
Princess Mary      Cardinal Wolsey      Anne Boleyn

    1.   .............................................. threw a red skirt at Meg.

    2.   .............................................. received a diamond necklace from the King.

    3.   .............................................. took Anne to Mary Tudor’s wedding.

    4.   .............................................. sent Mary Boleyn and her son to live in another part of the castle.

    5.   .............................................. refused to divorce King Henry.

    6.   .............................................. took Catherine’s ladies-in-waiting hunting.

    7.   .............................................. died on the way to a trial in London.

    8.   .............................................. heard the King was dead and fainted.

    9.   .............................................. combed Anne’s hair in the Tower of London.

   10.   .............................................. was in the Tower, waiting for execution.

   11.   .............................................. refused to bow to Anne.

 11 points (1 point each) 

B  Complete the sentences according to the story.

    1.   Anne’s father ordered her to marry James Butler, but Anne ............................................................  .

    2.   Henry wanted to annul his marriage to Catherine and ......................................................................  .

    3.   Anne never went out alone in London because ...............................................................................  .

    4.   After Anne lost more babies, Henry began to pay attention to ..........................................................  .

    5.   George Boleyn was accused of .....................................................................................................  .

    6.   Anne gave a gold coin to a guard and told him “Make sure the King receives this ...........................  .”

    7.   Before her execution, Anne said to Meg “You must return to ........................................................  .”

 14 points (2 points each) 

C Answer the questions about the story.

    1.   How was Anne different from the other ladies at court?

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    2.   What happened to Henry Percy?

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    3.   Why did the annulment hearing not succeed for Henry?

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    4.   Why did the people of England hate Anne Boleyn?

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    5.   Why did Anne lose Henry’s love?

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 10 points (2 points each) 

D Choose one topic and write a paragraph. Your paragraph should be at least 30 words long.

    1.   Explain Princess Mary’s (Henry and Catherine’s daughter) feelings about Anne.

    2.   Describe how Meg’s feelings for Anne changed.

    3.   Describe Anne’s last day in the Tower of London.

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