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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. Who is King Henry VIII's current wife when Chapter 1: Falcons begins?

2. Who falls asleep at the supper table on the first night spent at Wolf Hall?

3. Which of the five senses does Mantel use to depict Austin Friars "in the autumn of 1535" (72)?

4. The falcons featured in Chapter 1: Falcons are named after what kind of women?

5. What name does Gardiner use to refer to Weston just before he goes in to see Henry?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Cromwell mean when he states that Henry has been "a life-long student of inventive ways to die" (25)?

2. What is the significance of "Late autumn" in "the year 1532," (20) according to the narrator?

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

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

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

6. Who are the Plantagenets and what do they believe about the Tudors, according to Cromwell?

7. What is the significance of Henry's request that Jane become his "good mistress" (97)?

8. What evidence does Cromwell cite when he states that Henry has fallen for Jane?

9. Who is Mark Smeaton?

10. Why is Harry Norris not present among the members of the king's progress in Chapter 1: Falcons?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Mantel's purpose for juxtaposing at least two different locations in a particular way within the text of Bring Up the Bodies.

Essay Topic 2

Analyze the ways in which the themes of adaptability and resignation appear within Mantel’s novel Bring Up the Bodies. What message is Mantel sending about these two themes over the course of the narrative?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Mantel’s messages about guilt and responsibility within Bring Up the Bodies. Focus especially on the inner workings of Henry’s court.

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