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

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

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

4. What is the Seymour family's residence called?
(a) Hampton Court.
(b) Wolf Hall.
(c) Richmond Palace.
(d) Kimbolton Hall.

5. What role does Henry ask Jane to take on at court in Chapter 2: Crows?
(a) Good mistress.
(b) Mistress.
(c) Lady-in-waiting.
(d) Good Works officer.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The falcons featured in Chapter 1: Falcons are named after what kind of women?

3. About how many years old is Cromwell when the novel opens?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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