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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 position in Henry's court did Gardiner hold before he was banished from court and made to live in the countryside?
(a) Master Secretary.
(b) Secretary of State.
(c) Page.
(d) Lead privy to the king.

2. Who reaches out to "save" (13) Gregory when he begins to take exception to Weston's comments about his late mother and sister?
(a) Henry.
(b) Jane.
(c) Elizabeth.
(d) Cromwell.

3. 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) 5.
(d) 2.

4. Rumor has it that Cromwell instigated the arrest of his new love interest's husband and that he framed him for committing what crime?
(a) Theft.
(b) A new crime invented by Cromwell.
(c) A new crime invented by Henry.
(d) Treason.

5. What breed of dog does Anne have as a pet?
(a) A Maltese.
(b) A spaniel Purkoy.
(c) A Scottish terrier.
(d) A Pekingese.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When Cromwell ponders the mutability of humankind, he decides that what objects "breed gentle manners" (33)?

3. What sort of weather does Henry's hunting party encounter when they emerge from the forest soon after leaving Wolf Hall?

4. Which family member of Edward Seymour's was reported by many to have slept with his wife around 120 times?

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

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

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

4. What is Cromwell's plan for gathering the funds needed to fill Henry's coffers?

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

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

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

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

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

10. How does Mantel use sensory details concerning sound to portray specific qualities of life at Austin Friars, Cromwell's estate?

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