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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who falls asleep at the supper table on the first night spent at Wolf Hall?
(a) Jane.
(b) Harry.
(c) Anne.
(d) Henry.

3. For what transgression is Gardiner being punished with exile in Chapter 2: Crows?
(a) Neglecting to pay his taxes.
(b) Questioning Henry's position.
(c) Joining the revolution aimed at restoring the Catholic Church.
(d) Committing adultery with one of the queen's ladies.

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

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

6. What is the first name of the oldest male child in the Seymour family?
(a) Edward.
(b) Charles.
(c) Tom.
(d) Gregory.

7. The narrator states that Henry calls for what item a lot more frequently than he had five years before?
(a) The tobacco.
(b) The pipe.
(c) The wine jug.
(d) The doctor.

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

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

10. 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.

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

12. What sorts of objects does Mantel use to characterize the fearsome persona of Gardiner?
(a) Paintings.
(b) Dolls.
(c) Animals.
(d) Furnishings.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In which season of 1535 does Chapter 2: Crows take place?

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

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

4. What is the name of Cromwell's son?

5. What role does Henry ask Jane to take on at court in Chapter 2: Crows?

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