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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. Cromwell is on his way to what location when he hears news of Anne's miscarriage?

2. How does Cromwell respond to Fitzwilliam's query about hearing a particular family shouting their own name?

3. Chapuys tells Cromwell that he plans to ride out toward Kimbolton at what time of day the next morning?

4. How many times does Cromwell claim to have handled snakes in the past?

5. What element of Elizabeth's appearance does Chapuys claim does not prove her parentage?

Short Essay Questions

1. On what kind of terms do Chapuys and Cromwell end their meeting in Chapter 3: Angels in Part One and why?

2. For what reason is Cromwell grateful for the wisdom of his scoundrel father Walter in Chapter 1: The Black Book?

3. In what way is the motif of violence juxtaposed with the season depicted in Chapter 3: Angels in Part One?

4. Who is the man Cromwell calls Fitz and how did the two men meet?

5. How does Mantel use personification in order to make a distinction between how truth and lies are respectively received?

6. For what reason does Anne feel grief in Chapter 3: Angels within Part One?

7. How does Mantel get across a playful side of Cromwell in Part One, Chapter 3: Angels?

8. How does the theme of appearance versus reality appear within Chapter 3: Angels in Part One?

9. Discuss an instance when Mantel uses a metaphor to highlight the dangerous nature of Henry's power.

10. For what reason does Cromwell don a hooded cape in Chapter 3: Angels?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How are the themes of eccentricity and conformity depicted within Mantel’s Bring Up the Bodies?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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