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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many friends are with Henry when Gardiner goes in to see him, causing Cromwell to say that Henry will be in a good mood?

2. Cromwell recently had work done on what feature of Austin Friars in case Henry stopped by?

3. Everyone at the supper table at Wolf Hall looks at which character when Henry mentions Cardinal Wolsey?

4. Cromwell used to be the servant of which character, who has since been executed by Henry?

5. Who had originally requested the open letter that Gardiner brings to Cromwell in Chapter 2: Crows?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why is Princess Mary now only referred to as Lady Mary?

3. For what purpose does Henry send Cromwell to meet with Katherine of Aragon and what request does she make of Cromwell?

4. How does Jane react to Henry's question about her shyness in Chapter 1: Falcons?

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

6. What event occurs during the supper at Wolf Hall that would usually require Harry Norris's services?

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

8. How does Gardiner describe the contents of the manuscript he gives Cromwell in Chapter 2: Crows?

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

10. Discuss Mantel's use of personification to depict Stephen Gardiner, Cromwell's predecessor.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How are the topics of romantic relationships, love, and sex treated within the novel Bring Up the Bodies and how does their treatment relate to the novel's depicted messages?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Mantel's choice to tell the story of Bring Up the Bodies using a third person omniscient narrator to represent various characters’ points of view. What elements of the novel's themes lend themselves to this choice and what are Mantel’s intended effects on the reader?

Essay Topic 3

How is the theme of injustice portrayed within Bring Up the Bodies? Examine Mantel's treatment of and messages regarding injustice throughout the work.

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