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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. About how many years old is Cromwell when the novel opens?
(a) 40.
(b) 30.
(c) 60.
(d) 50.

2. Cromwell suggests to Jane that she should take what action if Henry tries to remove her clothing?
(a) Say a prayer out loud.
(b) Push him away firmly.
(c) Run.
(d) Scream.

3. What is the name of Cromwell's son?
(a) Mark.
(b) William.
(c) Henry.
(d) Gregory.

4. Which character does Jane name as the man who knows all of the women's secrets at court?
(a) Cromwell.
(b) George.
(c) Henry.
(d) Mark.

5. Charles, the emperor of Spain, is related to the late Katherine of Aragon in what way?
(a) He is her nephew.
(b) He is her uncle.
(c) He is her brother.
(d) He is her cousin.

6. From what forest does Henry's hunting party emerge soon after the royal progress leaves Wolf Hall?
(a) Savernake Forest.
(b) The Black Forest.
(c) Sherwood Forest.
(d) Buckingham Forest.

7. Who accuses Cromwell of using illegal tactics to ensure Thomas More would be found guilty of treason?
(a) Gregory.
(b) Francis.
(c) John.
(d) Mark.

8. What is the Seymour family's residence called?
(a) Kimbolton Hall.
(b) Wolf Hall.
(c) Hampton Court.
(d) Richmond Palace.

9. Who is King Henry VIII's current wife when Chapter 1: Falcons begins?
(a) Mary.
(b) Anne.
(c) Katherine.
(d) Jane.

10. To whom did Gardiner lose his position in Henry's court when he was banished to the countryside?
(a) George Boleyn.
(b) Edward Seymour.
(c) Thomas Cromwell.
(d) Mark Smeaton.

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

12. When the novel Bring Up the Bodies begins, what season is just coming to an end?
(a) Spring.
(b) Autumn.
(c) Winter.
(d) Summer.

13. Jane Seymour's father has what first name?
(a) John.
(b) Robin.
(c) Henry.
(d) Edmund.

14. Which courtier was executed the same week as Henry left Whitehall to go on progress?
(a) Thomas More.
(b) Mark Smeaton.
(c) Francis Weston.
(d) John Seymour.

15. Which family member of Edward Seymour's was reported by many to have slept with his wife around 120 times?
(a) His father.
(b) His nephew.
(c) His uncle.
(d) His brother.

Short Answer Questions

1. Cromwell finds Rafe and Gregory pretending to maim and murder which character in Chapter 1: Falcons?

2. Anne and Grace Cromwell have been deceased for how many years by the time depicted in Chapter 1: Falcons?

3. What position in Henry's court did Gardiner hold before he was banished from court and made to live in the countryside?

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

5. Rumor has it that Cromwell instigated the arrest of his new love interest's husband and that he framed him for committing what crime?

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