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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 is the name of Cromwell’s wife’s sister?

2. From what saint do the Tudors claim descent?

3. Who is depicted as the Queen of Sheba on a tapestry?

4. To whom is the King compared?

5. Of what make is the squirrel trim about which Mercy asks Cromwell?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Wolsey in doubt of his investigation into the King’s marriage to Katherine?

2. Why does Cromwell insist on observing quarantine protocols despite his position?

3. In what trade is Cromwell’s wife employed?

4. How does the Bishop of London treat Lutherans in the novel?

5. What sours the Boleyns on Wolsey?

6. How does Rafe explain Cromwell’s adherence to Wolsey?

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

8. What prompts Anne Boleyn to first summon Cromwell?

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

10. How does Cromwell recommend treating Charles Brandon’s dog?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Similarly, the lengths of chapters influence reading. What pattern of chapter-length is present in the novel, if any? What effect does the length of chapters have on the reading? How is the effect achieved?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

To what other writer’s work in your experience does Mantel’s seem most similar? What makes the writers similar? What differentiates them? Overall, which do you regard as doing better at the craft of writing, and why?

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