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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. The falcons featured in Chapter 1: Falcons are named after what kind of women?
(a) Married.
(b) Dead.
(c) Royal.
(d) Widowed.

2. How many friends are with Henry when Gardiner goes in to see him, causing Cromwell to say that Henry will be in a good mood?
(a) 10.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 5.

3. Cromwell finds Rafe and Gregory pretending to maim and murder which character in Chapter 1: Falcons?
(a) Francis Weston.
(b) Anne.
(c) John Seymour.
(d) Mark Smeaton.

4. Cromwell recently had work done on what feature of Austin Friars in case Henry stopped by?
(a) Swimming pool.
(b) Tennis courts.
(c) Archery fields.
(d) Racquetball courts.

5. From what forest does Henry's hunting party emerge soon after the royal progress leaves Wolf Hall?
(a) The Black Forest.
(b) Savernake Forest.
(c) Buckingham Forest.
(d) Sherwood Forest.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the five senses does Mantel use to depict Austin Friars "in the autumn of 1535" (72)?

2. For what reason does Cromwell go to see Katherine in Chapter 2: Crows?

3. How does Anne react to Cromwell's news about Katherine's requests for visitors?

4. What position in Henry's court did Gardiner hold before he was banished from court and made to live in the countryside?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What examples does Cromwell provide to support his assertion that no one's fate is ever set in stone?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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