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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. Cromwell used to be the servant of which character, who has since been executed by Henry?
(a) Wyatt.
(b) Wolsey.
(c) Norris.
(d) More.

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?
(a) Theft.
(b) Treason.
(c) A new crime invented by Cromwell.
(d) A new crime invented by Henry.

6. With what activity is the term "tilt yard" (13) associated?
(a) Eating.
(b) Bloodletting.
(c) Jousting.
(d) Torturing.

7. What position in Henry's court did Gardiner hold before he was banished from court and made to live in the countryside?
(a) Page.
(b) Master Secretary.
(c) Lead privy to the king.
(d) Secretary of State.

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

9. What is NOT a rumored method to explain how Cromwell "has achieved his present eminence" (6)?
(a) He paid off the Pope.
(b) He associates with sorcerers.
(c) He knew the late Cardinal Wolsey's secrets.
(d) He rose to prominence with the Boleyns.

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

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

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

13. Cromwell tells Edward Seymour that his compliments about which character have turned Anne against Cromwell?
(a) Jane.
(b) Elizabeth.
(c) Katherine.
(d) Mary.

14. Who is Katherine's first choice when she begs Cromwell to ask Henry if she may see a particular visitor?
(a) Norris.
(b) Mary.
(c) Weston.
(d) Chapuys.

15. How old is Anne during the events depicted in Chapter 2: Crows?
(a) 30.
(b) 28.
(c) 34.
(d) 26.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who falls asleep at the supper table on the first night spent at Wolf Hall?

2. What position does Stephen Gardiner currently hold, even though he has been banished to the countryside?

3. Gardiner tells Cromwell that that the word of a king contains great what?

4. When Cromwell returns to court after seeing Katherine, he begins to believe that which person is pregnant?

5. Henry asks Jane in Chapter 1: Falcons, "Now that we see you at home with your people, are you less" (11) what?

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