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

2. Everyone at the supper table at Wolf Hall looks at which character when Henry mentions Cardinal Wolsey?
(a) Francis.
(b) Cromwell.
(c) Gregory.
(d) Mark.

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

4. What name does Gardiner use to refer to Weston just before he goes in to see Henry?
(a) Potato.
(b) Coxcomb.
(c) Peahen.
(d) Squirrel.

5. Which of the five senses does Mantel use to depict Austin Friars "in the autumn of 1535" (72)?
(a) Smell.
(b) Sight.
(c) Touch.
(d) Hearing.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Cromwell suggests to Jane that she should take what action if Henry tries to remove her clothing?

3. What breed of dog does Anne have as a pet?

4. Who is King Henry VIII's current wife when Chapter 1: Falcons begins?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Who is Mark Smeaton?

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

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

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

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

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

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