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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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 King of England.
(d) The Priest.

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

4. When the novel opens, the narrator states that "England has enjoyed" how many years "of peace" (5)?
(a) 70.
(b) 50.
(c) 30.
(d) 20.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. Henry and Anne had their first sexual encounter in the autumn of which year?

5. With what activity is the term "tilt yard" (13) associated?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Cromwell mean when he states that Henry has been "a life-long student of inventive ways to die" (25)?

2. What evidence does Cromwell cite when he states that Henry has fallen for Jane?

3. What examples does Cromwell provide to support his assertion that no one's fate is ever set in stone?

4. What evidence does the narrator provide for the conclusion that Henry has aged a great deal in the past five years?

5. Discuss Mantel's use of personification to depict Stephen Gardiner, Cromwell's predecessor.

6. What is Cromwell's plan for gathering the funds needed to fill Henry's coffers?

7. Why is Harry Norris not present among the members of the king's progress in Chapter 1: Falcons?

8. For what purpose does Henry send Cromwell to meet with Katherine of Aragon and what request does she make of Cromwell?

9. Who are the Plantagenets and what do they believe about the Tudors, according to Cromwell?

10. In what way does Mantel use Cromwell's character to discuss class differences in Chapter 2: Crows?

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