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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. The falcons featured in Chapter 1: Falcons are named after what kind of women?
(a) Royal.
(b) Married.
(c) Widowed.
(d) Dead.

4. What is NOT a positive trait Cromwell attributes to his son Gregory?
(a) A facility for archery.
(b) A facility for riding horses.
(c) Impeccable manners.
(d) A facility for Latin.

5. When Cromwell ponders the mutability of humankind, he decides that what objects "breed gentle manners" (33)?
(a) Years of education.
(b) Jewels.
(c) Full bellies.
(d) Acres of land.

6. The manuscript Gardiner gives to Cromwell in Chapter 2: Crows states that whose power comes straight from God?
(a) The Pope.
(b) The people.
(c) The Priest.
(d) The King of England.

7. Henry and Anne had their first sexual encounter in the autumn of which year?
(a) 1551.
(b) 1534.
(c) 1532.
(d) 1533.

8. Who is Katherine's second choice on the list of visitors she provides to Cromwell when requesting Henry's permission?
(a) Mary.
(b) Norris.
(c) Weston.
(d) Chapuys.

9. Gardiner tells Cromwell that that the word of a king contains great what?
(a) Meaning.
(b) Resolve.
(c) Power.
(d) Danger.

10. How many acres does John Seymour own?
(a) 800.
(b) 500.
(c) 2,000.
(d) 1,300.

11. Who had originally requested the open letter that Gardiner brings to Cromwell in Chapter 2: Crows?
(a) Henry.
(b) Suffolk.
(c) Seymour.
(d) Cromwell.

12. What breed of dog does Anne have as a pet?
(a) A Pekingese.
(b) A Maltese.
(c) A Scottish terrier.
(d) A spaniel Purkoy.

13. On the final morning before the king's progress leaves Wolf Hall, Cromwell comes down to find that which character has arisen before him?
(a) Gregory.
(b) Anne.
(c) Jane.
(d) Henry.

14. Anne and Grace Cromwell have been deceased for how many years by the time depicted in Chapter 1: Falcons?
(a) 7.
(b) 17.
(c) 5.
(d) 12.

15. What role does Henry ask Jane to take on at court in Chapter 2: Crows?
(a) Mistress.
(b) Good mistress.
(c) Good Works officer.
(d) Lady-in-waiting.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is King Henry VIII's current wife when Chapter 1: Falcons begins?

2. What sorts of objects does Mantel use to characterize the fearsome persona of Gardiner?

3. Which family member of Edward Seymour's was reported by many to have slept with his wife around 120 times?

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

5. Before their first sexual encounter, Anne made Henry "swear an oath on the Bible, that he would" take what action "as soon as they were back on English soil" (18)?

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