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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 cries while Jane Rochford is being questioned about Anne's miscarriage by Henry?
(a) Jane Rochford.
(b) Smeaton.
(c) Mary Shelton.
(d) Jane Seymour.

2. How many different methods does Gregory name when he tells his father that men have many options for getting rid of a spouse?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 5.

3. How many days after Cromwell's conversation with Jane about her suitors does Henry participate in a joust?
(a) 9.
(b) 1.
(c) 12.
(d) 3.

4. How does Cromwell react to Chapuys's use of the term "bastard" (149)?
(a) He leaves.
(b) He yells.
(c) He laughs.
(d) He calls for the guards.

5. On Christmas morning, Cromwell encounters his nephew Richard, who is dressed in a costume resembling which creature?
(a) A unicorn.
(b) A gryphon.
(c) A frog.
(d) A lion.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many times does Cromwell claim to have handled snakes in the past?

2. What was Cromwell's father's first name?

3. Cromwell rushes to help which character to his feet in Part Two, Chapter 1: The Black Book?

4. When Cromwell finds that Anne has been crying, she tells him that her dog had been killed in what manner?

5. Anne tells Cromwell she had heard a rumor that Katherine would live for how many more months?

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss an instance when Cromwell's sense of humor is portrayed within the narrative.

2. In what way does Mantel portray the Seymours' fear of the Boleyns?

3. What information does Cromwell seek from Jane in Chapter 1: The Black Books and what is her answer?

4. For what reason does Anne feel grief in Chapter 3: Angels within Part One?

5. What symbolism does red hair contain within Bring Up the Bodies and why?

6. How does Mantel get across a playful side of Cromwell in Part One, Chapter 3: Angels?

7. On what kind of terms do Chapuys and Cromwell end their meeting in Chapter 3: Angels in Part One and why?

8. How does Henry react to Anne's concern after he sustains a jousting injury and what is the significance of his reaction?

9. Discuss a moment in the narrative when hyperbole is used to underscore the powerful reputation of the Tudors.

10. How does the theme of appearance versus reality appear within Chapter 3: Angels in Part One?

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