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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 falls asleep at the supper table on the first night spent at Wolf Hall?
(a) Anne.
(b) Jane.
(c) Harry.
(d) Henry.

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

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

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

5. Henry and Anne had their first sexual encounter in the autumn of which year?
(a) 1533.
(b) 1532.
(c) 1551.
(d) 1534.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what transgression is Gardiner being punished with exile in Chapter 2: Crows?

2. Who is Katherine's first choice when she begs Cromwell to ask Henry if she may see a particular visitor?

3. Gardiner tells Cromwell that that the word of a king contains great what?

4. Everyone at the supper table at Wolf Hall looks at which character when Henry mentions Cardinal Wolsey?

5. Who is Katherine's second choice on the list of visitors she provides to Cromwell when requesting Henry's permission?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What item does Henry lose in Chapter 1 and how do the rest of the courtiers respond?

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

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

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

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. How does Jane react to Henry's question about her shyness in Chapter 1: Falcons?

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