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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. Who accuses Cromwell of using illegal tactics to ensure Thomas More would be found guilty of treason?
(a) John.
(b) Mark.
(c) Francis.
(d) Gregory.

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

3. The first line of Chapter 1: Falcons states that Thomas Cromwell's "children are" taking what action in relation to "the sky" (2)?
(a) Hurtling through it.
(b) Falling from it.
(c) Flying through it.
(d) Soaring over it.

4. When Cromwell ponders the mutability of humankind, he decides that what object "makes monsters" (33)?
(a) Disease.
(b) War.
(c) Famine.
(d) Poverty.

5. In what month had Henry left Whitehall with the royal procession?
(a) May.
(b) July.
(c) September.
(d) June.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who reaches out to "save" (13) Gregory when he begins to take exception to Weston's comments about his late mother and sister?

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

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

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

5. To whom did Gardiner lose his position in Henry's court when he was banished to the countryside?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who is Mark Smeaton?

3. Why is Princess Mary now only referred to as Lady Mary?

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

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

6. How does Gardiner describe the contents of the manuscript he gives Cromwell in Chapter 2: Crows?

7. How does Mantel use sensory details concerning sound to portray specific qualities of life at Austin Friars, Cromwell's estate?

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

9. How does the theme of appearance versus reality arise within Chapter 1: Falcons?

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

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