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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. In Part 6, "Mirror," what does Cromwell want to send to the King to request an audience?

2. What does Cromwell have brought from Danzig in Part 4, "Corpus Christi"?

3. How old was Lady Anna when a marriage was proposed between her and the heir of the Duke of Lorraine?

4. Where will Cranmer's wife and child have to go when Henry's law forbidding the marriage of priests becomes law?

5. How does Father Forrest die in Part 4, "Nonsuch"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What rooms does Cromwell occupy in the London Tower?

2. What is Anne of Cleves life like after her annulment?

3. What happens to Christophe as Cromwell is taken to his execution?

4. What are the circumstances of Cromwell's grandson's birth?

5. In Part 5, "Ascension Day," what does Chapuys say about his career and Cromwell's career?

6. What is found while Richard builds his new house at Hinchingbrooke?

7. What does Mary say in Part 5, "Ascension Day," about marrying into Cleves?

8. How is Cromwell arrested?

9. In Part 4, "Corpus Christi," what recordkeeping does Cromwell institute and why?

10. What is the King having built in Surrey, and what will it be like in Part 4, "Nonsuch"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Analogies are used to compare an unfamiliar object or idea to a familiar one in an attempt to explain the unfamiliar. How does the author use analogies in the book? How do analogies help readers understand unfamiliar ideas or understand events or characters?

Essay Topic 3

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

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