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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One, Chapter 2: Crows.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Cromwell ponders the mutability of humankind, he decides that what object "makes monsters" (33)?
(a) Poverty.
(b) War.
(c) Disease.
(d) Famine.

2. When Cromwell returns to court, he tells Henry that he believes that Katherine ought to be allowed to visit which person?
(a) Chapuys.
(b) Mary.
(c) Elizabeth.
(d) Jane.

3. The first line of Chapter 1: Falcons states that Thomas Cromwell's "children are" taking what action in relation to "the sky" (2)?
(a) Flying through it.
(b) Hurtling through it.
(c) Falling from it.
(d) Soaring over it.

4. In what location did Henry and Anne first engage in a sexual encounter, according to Cromwell?
(a) Rome.
(b) Greece.
(c) Calais.
(d) Padua.

5. Which of the five senses does Mantel use to depict Austin Friars "in the autumn of 1535" (72)?
(a) Touch.
(b) Sight.
(c) Smell.
(d) Hearing.

Short Answer Questions

1. Cromwell suggests to Jane that she should take what action if Henry tries to remove her clothing?

2. Cromwell used to be the servant of which character, who has since been executed by Henry?

3. From what forest does Henry's hunting party emerge soon after the royal progress leaves Wolf Hall?

4. How many friends are with Henry when Gardiner goes in to see him, causing Cromwell to say that Henry will be in a good mood?

5. The narrator states that Henry calls for what item a lot more frequently than he had five years before?

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