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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. Which of the five senses does Mantel use to depict Austin Friars "in the autumn of 1535" (72)?
2. In what month had Henry left Whitehall with the royal procession?
3. The narrator states that Henry calls for what item a lot more frequently than he had five years before?
4. Who protests when Edward Seymour tells Jane to scream if Henry makes a sincere attempt to take off any of her clothes?
5. How many acres does John Seymour own?
Short Essay Questions
1. In what way does Mantel use Cromwell's character to discuss class differences in Chapter 2: Crows?
2. How does Gardiner describe the contents of the manuscript he gives Cromwell in Chapter 2: Crows?
3. Who is Mark Smeaton?
4. How does Mantel use sensory details concerning sound to portray specific qualities of life at Austin Friars, Cromwell's estate?
5. How does Mantel use irony to portray the paradox within Henry's persona?
6. What item does Henry lose in Chapter 1 and how do the rest of the courtiers respond?
7. Who are the Plantagenets and what do they believe about the Tudors, according to Cromwell?
8. What evidence does Cromwell cite when he states that Henry has fallen for Jane?
9. How does Jane react to Henry's question about her shyness in Chapter 1: Falcons?
10. Why is Princess Mary now only referred to as Lady Mary?
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
How is the theme of injustice portrayed within Bring Up the Bodies? Examine Mantel's treatment of and messages regarding injustice throughout the work.
Essay Topic 3
How are the themes of eccentricity and conformity depicted within Mantel’s Bring Up the Bodies?
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