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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. Which family member of Edward Seymour's was reported by many to have slept with his wife around 120 times?
(a) His uncle.
(b) His nephew.
(c) His father.
(d) His brother.

2. Who is Katherine's second choice on the list of visitors she provides to Cromwell when requesting Henry's permission?
(a) Mary.
(b) Norris.
(c) Chapuys.
(d) Weston.

3. In which season of 1535 does Chapter 2: Crows take place?
(a) Spring.
(b) Autumn.
(c) Summer.
(d) Winter.

4. 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) Rain.
(d) Snow.

5. Katherine becomes irate when Cromwell suggests that Henry's break with which character had occurred due to her actions?
(a) Cromwell.
(b) Wolsey.
(c) More.
(d) The Pope.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who accuses Cromwell of using illegal tactics to ensure Thomas More would be found guilty of treason?

2. On the final morning before the king's progress leaves Wolf Hall, Cromwell comes down to find that which character has arisen before him?

3. Rumor has it that Cromwell instigated the arrest of his new love interest's husband and that he framed him for committing what crime?

4. Who protests when Edward Seymour tells Jane to scream if Henry makes a sincere attempt to take off any of her clothes?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the significance of "Late autumn" in "the year 1532," (20) according to the narrator?

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

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

7. How does Mantel use irony to portray the paradox within Henry's persona?

8. What event occurs during the supper at Wolf Hall that would usually require Harry Norris's services?

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

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

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