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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. Henry asks Jane in Chapter 1: Falcons, "Now that we see you at home with your people, are you less" (11) what?
(a) Receiving academic instruction.
(b) Shy.
(c) Receiving lute lessons.
(d) Angry.

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

3. When the novel Bring Up the Bodies begins, what season is just coming to an end?
(a) Winter.
(b) Summer.
(c) Autumn.
(d) Spring.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Jane asserts in Chapter 1: Falcons that Mary Shelton is teaching her what language?

2. Which courtier was executed the same week as Henry left Whitehall to go on progress?

3. What is the Seymour family's residence called?

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

5. When Cromwell returns to court, he tells Henry that he believes that Katherine ought to be allowed to visit which person?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. For what reason is Cromwell so surprised to see Stephen Gardiner when Chapter 2: Crows begins?

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

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

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

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

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

10. Who is Mark Smeaton?

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