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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 color doublet does Gardiner interrogate Cromwell about in Part 6, "Mirror"?

2. What color robe does Cromwell think he sees on his master as he puts his head on the executioner's block?

3. How old is Margaret Skipwith in Part 4, "Nonsuch"?

4. When does Cromwell write an accounting of the King's marriage to Anne of Cleves in Part 6, "Mirror"?

5. How long was Cromwell in prison before he is executed?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does a gravedigger find in Part 4, "Nonsuch"?

3. What does Rafe say about Cromwell's arrest?

4. Who is the eel boy that Cromwell remembers from childhood?

5. Who is Mabel Brigge, and what is her crime?

6. In Part 4, "Nonsuch," what happens to the King when he is up-country?

7. What illness attacks Cromwell in Part 5, "Ascension Day," and what are the symptoms?

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

9. At the end of Part 4, "Corpus Christi," what news is there of Geoffrey Pole?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Genre is a means of classifying literature. What is the genre of the novel? Why is it not realistic fiction?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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

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