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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 object does Henry lose "early in the day" (3) during the horseback ride in Chapter 1: Falcons?
(a) His glove.
(b) His hat.
(c) His ring.
(d) His breeches.

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

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

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

5. The manuscript Gardiner gives to Cromwell in Chapter 2: Crows states that whose power comes straight from God?
(a) The Priest.
(b) The King of England.
(c) The people.
(d) The Pope.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many children does Henry have, according to Cromwell near the end of Chapter 1: Falcons?

2. In what month had Henry left Whitehall with the royal procession?

3. When the novel Bring Up the Bodies begins, what season is just coming to an end?

4. Charles, the emperor of Spain, is related to the late Katherine of Aragon in what way?

5. What is NOT a positive trait Cromwell attributes to his son Gregory?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. In what way does the motif of journeys or paths arise within Chapter 2: Crows?

7. What is the significance of Henry's request that Jane become his "good mistress" (97)?

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

9. In what way does the epigraph of Bring Up the Bodies strike an ironic tone?

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

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