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

2. On the day when the whole court is wearing costumes, what type of costume does Weston wear?
(a) Unicorn.
(b) Wolf.
(c) Dragon.
(d) Snake.

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

4. Who tells Cromwell, "The Boleyns if they go down will take us with them" (238)?
(a) Edward Seymour.
(b) John Seymour.
(c) Weston.
(d) Smeaton.

5. Chapuys tells Cromwell that he plans to ride out toward Kimbolton at what time of day the next morning?
(a) After dark.
(b) At dusk.
(c) At noon.
(d) At first light.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many different methods does Gregory name when he tells his father that men have many options for getting rid of a spouse?

2. When Chapuys discusses Mary's blood, he uses what adjective to describe it, in addition to naming a nationality?

3. Cromwell remarks that Ireland has seen more peace this year than in the last how many years?

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

5. On what day of the month does Cromwell travel to Greenwich and hear a lot of news along the way?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. For what reason is Cromwell grateful for the wisdom of his scoundrel father Walter in Chapter 1: The Black Book?

5. Who is the man Cromwell calls Fitz and how did the two men meet?

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

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

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

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

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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