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

2. In what location does Cromwell live on his estate called Austin Friars?
(a) Greenwich.
(b) Stratford-upon-Avon.
(c) Kimbolton.
(d) Stepney.

3. Cromwell remarks that Ireland has seen more peace this year than in the last how many years?
(a) 40.
(b) 20.
(c) 10.
(d) 30.

4. On the day when the whole court is wearing costumes, Norris dresses as what kind of person?
(a) Australian.
(b) Swede.
(c) Irishman.
(d) Moor.

5. What sort of presents does Cromwell receive in Part One, Chapter 3: Angels?
(a) Festivus.
(b) Christmas.
(c) New Year.
(d) Whitsuntide.

Short Answer Questions

1. What nickname does Cromwell call Fitzwilliam?

2. Who gets knocked unconscious during the joust, leading everyone to think he is dead for a time?

3. In what country is Gardiner staying when he finds out about Katherine's imminent death?

4. Part Two, Chapter 1: The Black Book takes place from January to April of which year?

5. Chapuys tells Cromwell near the end of Part One, Chapter 3: Angels not to wear which item he had lent to Cromwell?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What are the qualities of the Black Book to which the title of Part Two, Chapter 1 refers?

6. What is the setting at the opening of Part Two, Chapter 1: The Black Book?

7. For what reason does Cromwell don a hooded cape in Chapter 3: Angels?

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

9. In what way is the motif of violence juxtaposed with the season depicted in Chapter 3: Angels in Part One?

10. What are Gregory and a number of other boys doing when Cromwell arrives back in Stepney in Chapter 3: Angels?

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