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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Cromwell finds Rafe and Gregory pretending to maim and murder which character in Chapter 1: Falcons?
(a) Francis Weston.
(b) Anne.
(c) Mark Smeaton.
(d) John Seymour.

3. When Cromwell returns to court after seeing Katherine, he begins to believe that which person is pregnant?
(a) Mary Shelton.
(b) Jane.
(c) Katherine.
(d) Anne.

4. How many children does Henry have, according to Cromwell near the end of Chapter 1: Falcons?
(a) 4.
(b) 1.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

5. What adjective does Cromwell use to describe his relationship with Anne, as it stands in Chapter 2: Crows?
(a) Uneasy.
(b) Cordial.
(c) Deceptive.
(d) Adversarial.

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

7. What sort of weather does Henry's hunting party encounter when they emerge from the forest soon after leaving Wolf Hall?
(a) Mist.
(b) Snow.
(c) Rain.
(d) A clear sky.

8. In which season of 1535 does Chapter 2: Crows take place?
(a) Spring.
(b) Summer.
(c) Winter.
(d) Autumn.

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

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

11. What is the first name of "Norris, the chief among the privy chamber gentlemen" (17) at Henry's side?
(a) Harry.
(b) John.
(c) Henry.
(d) Edward.

12. 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) Henry.
(b) Anne.
(c) Jane.
(d) Gregory.

13. How does Anne react to Cromwell's news about Katherine's requests for visitors?
(a) She leaps out of her chair.
(b) She laughs.
(c) She faints.
(d) She sobs.

14. What name does Gardiner use to refer to Weston just before he goes in to see Henry?
(a) Peahen.
(b) Squirrel.
(c) Potato.
(d) Coxcomb.

15. Everyone at the supper table at Wolf Hall looks at which character when Henry mentions Cardinal Wolsey?
(a) Gregory.
(b) Cromwell.
(c) Francis.
(d) Mark.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which courtier was executed the same week as Henry left Whitehall to go on progress?

3. The falcons featured in Chapter 1: Falcons are named after what kind of women?

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

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

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