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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) Harry.
(c) Jane.
(d) Henry.
2. Who is Katherine's second choice on the list of visitors she provides to Cromwell when requesting Henry's permission?
(a) Norris.
(b) Chapuys.
(c) Mary.
(d) Weston.
3. What sort of weather does Henry's hunting party encounter when they emerge from the forest soon after leaving Wolf Hall?
(a) Mist.
(b) A clear sky.
(c) Snow.
(d) Rain.
4. Cromwell believes that bishops like Hugh Latimer see which character as "an opportunity" (33)?
(a) Anne.
(b) Weston.
(c) Cromwell.
(d) Henry.
5. Gardiner tells Cromwell that that the word of a king contains great what?
(a) Power.
(b) Danger.
(c) Resolve.
(d) Meaning.
Short Answer Questions
1. The falcons featured in Chapter 1: Falcons are named after what kind of women?
2. The narrator states that Henry calls for what item a lot more frequently than he had five years before?
3. What is the first name of "Norris, the chief among the privy chamber gentlemen" (17) at Henry's side?
4. Who accuses Cromwell of using illegal tactics to ensure Thomas More would be found guilty of treason?
5. Who is King Henry VIII's current wife when Chapter 1: Falcons begins?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Gardiner describe the contents of the manuscript he gives Cromwell in Chapter 2: Crows?
2. How does Mantel use sensory details concerning sound to portray specific qualities of life at Austin Friars, Cromwell's estate?
3. For what reason is Cromwell so surprised to see Stephen Gardiner when Chapter 2: Crows begins?
4. What item does Henry lose in Chapter 1 and how do the rest of the courtiers respond?
5. Discuss Mantel's use of personification to depict Stephen Gardiner, Cromwell's predecessor.
6. What is the significance of "Late autumn" in "the year 1532," (20) according to the narrator?
7. For what purpose does Henry send Cromwell to meet with Katherine of Aragon and what request does she make of Cromwell?
8. In what way does the epigraph of Bring Up the Bodies strike an ironic tone?
9. How does Mantel use irony to portray the paradox within Henry's persona?
10. What is the significance of Henry's request that Jane become his "good mistress" (97)?
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