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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. From where does Cromwell’s Polish tutor come?

2. Against which pub does Cromwell warn Rafe?

3. As which of the following does the novel gloss “Diolch am yr arian”?

4. What school does Cromwell’s son attend?

5. Which of the following serves Anne Boleyn as a musician?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Cromwell disclaim particular skill with the longbow?

2. How had Cromwell met his wife?

3. Why can Cromwell’s sister and her husband not employ Cromwell?

4. What would the King’s role have been had his elder brother not died?

5. In the novel, what prompts the King to seek a new wife?

6. Why does Cromwell set aside More’s idea that the soldiers sacking Rome are roasting babies?

7. How does Cromwell put nobles into his debt?

8. What advice would Cromwell offer himself for Christmas, were he likely to take it?

9. How does Cromwell know less than a day has passed since his father beat him?

10. What message is conveyed by the award of a ring by the King to Wolsey?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Section divisions, their titles, and chapter numbering / division schema are all components of paratext. That is, they are not part of the text but are associated with it closely and affect its meaning. What significance, if any, accrues to the chapter-numbering scheme at work in Wolf Hall? If there is significance, how does that significance manifest? If there is not, what in the novel supports the paratextual divisions that are in place?

Essay Topic 2

Sources attest to the presence of Wolf Hall on best-seller lists. Assuming that sales figures reflect popularity, what accounts for the popularity of the novel? How does it do so?

Essay Topic 3

In the novel, some characters are given but one name, while others are given first- and surnames, and still others are accorded names and titles. What significance, if any, accrues to patterns of naming in the novel? If no significance accrues, what purpose might be served by the patterns of naming in the novel? How does Wolf Hall bear as much out?

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