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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. Which weapons does Mantel use in a simile describing the Christmas star Cromwell stares at in Part One, Chapter 3: Angels?
(a) Hatchets.
(b) Awls.
(c) Blades.
(d) Scythes.

2. When Part III: Angels begins, Cromwell has recently returned to London from what location?
(a) Kimbolton.
(b) Greenwich.
(c) Whitehall.
(d) Stepney.

3. Cromwell realizes in Part Two, Chapter 1: The Black Book that everything he has and is depends upon which character?
(a) Wolsey.
(b) Henry.
(c) The Pope.
(d) His father Walter.

4. When Chapuys discusses Mary's blood, he uses what adjective to describe it, in addition to naming a nationality?
(a) Ready.
(b) Ancient.
(c) Proud.
(d) Royal.

5. Cromwell tells Edward Seymour that he gained experience handling snakes in what country?
(a) France.
(b) Germany.
(c) Belgium.
(d) Italy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who agrees to keep Chapuys's hat for safekeeping as he leaves to see the dying Katherine?

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

3. Cromwell warns Chapuys not to underestimate which character?

4. Cromwell tells his son Gregory that which kind of people pray when they want to be rid of their spouses?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Discuss an instance when Mantel uses a metaphor to highlight the dangerous nature of Henry's power.

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

7. Provide evidence for the conclusion that Rafe is loyal to Cromwell.

8. Cromwell states that one particular situation is not addressed within the Black Book. What is it and how is it related to the Great Chain of Being?

9. What reasons does Chapuy give Cromwell for his belief that the English people may prefer Mary as Henry's heir, as opposed to Elizabeth?

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

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