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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 is Jane stitching when Cromwell and Wriothesley visit her as her ladies are removing Anne's initials from clothing in Part 1, "Wreckage(II"?

2. Who keeps Cromwell informed in Part 2, "The Five Wounds," as to whether Jane is pregnant or not?

3. In Part 1, how long has it been since Cromwell lost is wife Elizabeth and his daughters?

4. How long have Thomas Howard the his lady been separated in Part 2, "The Five Wounds"?

5. In Part 2, "The Five Wounds," how many men are said to be mounted and armed advancing on Lincoln?

Short Essay Questions

1. When trouble spreads throughout Lincolnshire, what preparations are made in London?

2. Who was Anne Boleyn?

3. What does the Duke of Richmond, Henry Fitzroy, wonder about his illness?

4. Why is fish scarce for Lent in Part 3, "The Image of the King"?

5. In Part 2, "Vile Blood," what happened 150 years ago?

6. Who does Cromwell visit at the convent at Shaftesbury and why?

7. What was Cromwell doing when he was 18?

8. How did Cromwell defy Katherine in 1531?

9. Who is Thomas Cromwell and what does he do?

10. In Part 3, "The Bleach Fields," what information does Cromwell give Thomas Avery in case something happens to him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Imagery is a literary device authors use to describe something using the five senses to help readers experience what a character is experiencing. How does the author use imagery to help readers imagine the world she has created?

Essay Topic 2

Cromwell often remembers the past. Why does Cromwell remember his past? How does Cromwell’s past affect his life?

Essay Topic 3

Allusions are figures of speech used when an author mentions a person, place, or thing, but does not provide background information about the person, place, or thing. What are some allusions that the author uses in the book? Is research required to understand the allusions the author makes? Does the use of allusions make understanding what is happening difficult?

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