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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. What was created after Cranmer was appointed?

2. To whom does More talk about the divorce of the King?

3. What does the Common Man say is the worst thing about the new Chancellor?

4. Where was More when he could not be found?

5. What does Cromwell ask of the publican?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Rich say when he is put on the witness stand, and what is More's reaction to this?

2. What warning does Wolsey give More before they end their meeting?

3. What does Alice want More to do when she sees Will leaving, and what is More's response?

4. What does the Common man complain about as he takes More home in the boat?

5. What does More's steward tell Chapuys about More since he became Chancellor?

6. What does Rich say about the mist in England?

7. What does Cromwell compare More to when discussing how to trap him with Rich?

8. How does Bolt say people speak, and what does he say the problem is with this?

9. What does Cromwell say will happen to More if he does not bless the King's marriage to Anne?

10. Why does Wolsey think a divorce for King Henry is necessary?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the different phases of the relationship between Margaret and Will and how they affected the course of the plot for the other characters around them.

Essay Topic 2

What role does symbolism play in the story, and where does it appear? How is the plot altered by the presence of these symbols?

Essay Topic 3

King Henry was a minor character whose presence made a big difference in the plot. How did he accomplish this when he only appeared once? What are some ways that his brief presence altered the outcome of the plot? What would have happened differently if the King had not been in the book at all?

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