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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. At the end of Part 2, "Vile Blood," how many warriors guarded a mirror in the old stories that was as wide as the sky?

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

3. In Part 2, "Vile Blood," when do the rebels enter York?

4. How old was Cromwell when he was his father's debt collector?

5. What is the name of Lady Latimer's sister, who she would like to have a position with the queen in Part 2, "Augmentation"?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Cromwell defy Katherine in 1531?

2. In Part 2, "The Five Wounds," what reports of trouble come during Michaelmas?

3. Why does a girl named Jenneke come to visit Cromwell in Part 3, "The Bleach Fields"?

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

5. What are the events during and following the birth of Jane's child?

6. What was Cromwell doing when he was 18?

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

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

9. in Part 2, "Vile Blood," what does the king say about a king and about Parliament?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Riche, Gardiner, and Norfolk bring charges against Cromwell. How are the men biased against Cromwell? How does their bias influence the charges they bring against Cromwell and how they twist the truth?

Essay Topic 2

Cromwell visits Dorothea, Wolsey’s illegitimate daughter. Why does Cromwell visit Dorothea? Why does he feel responsible for her even when she repudiates him?

Essay Topic 3

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

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