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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. When Cromwell ponders the mutability of humankind, he decides that what objects "breed gentle manners" (33)?
2. What is the Seymour family's residence called?
3. 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?
4. How does Anne react to Cromwell's news about Katherine's requests for visitors?
5. How old is Anne during the events depicted in Chapter 2: Crows?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Mantel use irony to portray the paradox within Henry's persona?
2. What does Cromwell mean when he states that Henry has been "a life-long student of inventive ways to die" (25)?
3. How does Jane react to Henry's question about her shyness in Chapter 1: Falcons?
4. In what way does the epigraph of Bring Up the Bodies strike an ironic tone?
5. For what reason is Cromwell so surprised to see Stephen Gardiner when Chapter 2: Crows begins?
6. What is Cromwell's plan for gathering the funds needed to fill Henry's coffers?
7. Why is Princess Mary now only referred to as Lady Mary?
8. Why is Harry Norris not present among the members of the king's progress in Chapter 1: Falcons?
9. How does Mantel use sensory details concerning sound to portray specific qualities of life at Austin Friars, Cromwell's estate?
10. In what way does the motif of journeys or paths arise within Chapter 2: Crows?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Examine Mantel’s use of characterization methods to portray Henry the VIII within the narrative of Bring Up the Bodies. What effects do these characterization methods have on the themes and messages inherent in the novel?
Essay Topic 2
How are the themes of eccentricity and conformity depicted within Mantel’s Bring Up the Bodies?
Essay Topic 3
Analyze the interplay between the resolution of Bring Up the Bodies and one of the novel's main messages. How does Mantel make connections between these elements and how does their juxtaposition help them get across one main message of the novel?
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