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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. For what reason does Cromwell go to see Katherine in Chapter 2: Crows?

2. Cromwell suggests to Jane that she should take what action if Henry tries to remove her clothing?

3. When Cromwell ponders the mutability of humankind, he decides that what object "makes monsters" (33)?

4. Cromwell finds Rafe and Gregory pretending to maim and murder which character in Chapter 1: Falcons?

5. Which family member of Edward Seymour's was reported by many to have slept with his wife around 120 times?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In what way does the epigraph of Bring Up the Bodies strike an ironic tone?

3. For what reason is Cromwell so surprised to see Stephen Gardiner when Chapter 2: Crows begins?

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

5. In what way does Mantel use Cromwell's character to discuss class differences in Chapter 2: Crows?

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

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

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

9. Who is Mark Smeaton?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Look carefully at the passages of Bring Up the Bodies that describe the close relationship between power and corruption. What is Mantel’s purpose for discussing at length the nature of this connection throughout the text?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the role of family within the text Bring Up the Bodies. What types of family relationships are represented and how does Mantel use their variety to inform many of the work's themes?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the instances of irony within the narrative of Bring Up the Bodies and analyze Mantel’s purpose for including each instance you discuss.

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