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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. Where was Frair Barnes confined when he sneaked out of the monastery and left his clothes and a note on the bank of the river in Part 2, "Augmentation"?

2. In Part 3, "The Bleach Fields," what is the name of Jane's dog?

3. What nagging injury does the King have in Part 1, "Salvage"?

4. In Part 3, "The Image of the King," how much of an annual guarantee does Hans want to turn down other commissions and only call himself the painter to the King?

5. Who did Jenneke's mother marry?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was Anne Boleyn?

2. What use do Call-Me and Cromwell think they might have for Harry Phillips in Part 3, "The Bleach Fields"?

3. In Part 3, "The Image of the King," what celebrations occur when the Queen's child quickens in May?

4. What was Cromwell doing when he was 18?

5. How did Cromwell get a marmoset?

6. What does Cromwell want for his son for his marriage?

7. How did Cromwell defy Katherine in 1531?

8. How is Cromwell getting items that used to belong to the cardinal?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Cromwell becomes second in power to the King. What is revealed about the tenuous nature of power through Cromwell’s rise and fall?

Essay Topic 2

Life is very different for men and women in medieval times. How are the roles of men and women different in medieval times? Do women still have power and the ability to fight for what they want?

Essay Topic 3

When an author uses dramatic irony, readers have information that characters do not. How does the author use dramatic irony in the book? How does dramatic irony increase tension in the novel?

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