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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who protests when Edward Seymour tells Jane to scream if Henry makes a sincere attempt to take off any of her clothes?
(a) Cromwell.
(b) Henry.
(c) John.
(d) Jane.

2. How old is Anne during the events depicted in Chapter 2: Crows?
(a) 34.
(b) 30.
(c) 28.
(d) 26.

3. The new bishops installed once the royal progress reaches Winchester had been chosen by whom?
(a) Anne.
(b) Cromwell.
(c) Chapuys.
(d) Henry.

4. For what reason does Cromwell go to see Katherine in Chapter 2: Crows?
(a) To tell her that Mary will be allowed to visit her very soon.
(b) To tell her the news that Jane is pregnant.
(c) To beseech her to officially withdraw from her position as queen.
(d) To beseech her to see her daughter Mary.

5. When Cromwell ponders the mutability of humankind, he decides that what object "makes monsters" (33)?
(a) Disease.
(b) War.
(c) Poverty.
(d) Famine.

6. What object does Henry lose "early in the day" (3) during the horseback ride in Chapter 1: Falcons?
(a) His breeches.
(b) His hat.
(c) His ring.
(d) His glove.

7. Who falls asleep at the supper table on the first night spent at Wolf Hall?
(a) Anne.
(b) Jane.
(c) Harry.
(d) Henry.

8. In what location did Henry and Anne first engage in a sexual encounter, according to Cromwell?
(a) Calais.
(b) Padua.
(c) Greece.
(d) Rome.

9. What is the Seymour family's residence called?
(a) Richmond Palace.
(b) Hampton Court.
(c) Kimbolton Hall.
(d) Wolf Hall.

10. When Cromwell returns to court, he tells Henry that he believes that Katherine ought to be allowed to visit which person?
(a) Chapuys.
(b) Elizabeth.
(c) Mary.
(d) Jane.

11. Before their first sexual encounter, Anne made Henry "swear an oath on the Bible, that he would" take what action "as soon as they were back on English soil" (18)?
(a) Make her his only mistress.
(b) Marry her.
(c) Impregnate her.
(d) Divorce his wife.

12. Jane Seymour's father has what first name?
(a) Robin.
(b) Edmund.
(c) John.
(d) Henry.

13. What position does Stephen Gardiner currently hold, even though he has been banished to the countryside?
(a) Bishop.
(b) Lord.
(c) Duke.
(d) Friar.

14. For what transgression is Gardiner being punished with exile in Chapter 2: Crows?
(a) Questioning Henry's position.
(b) Committing adultery with one of the queen's ladies.
(c) Joining the revolution aimed at restoring the Catholic Church.
(d) Neglecting to pay his taxes.

15. What is NOT a rumored method to explain how Cromwell "has achieved his present eminence" (6)?
(a) He associates with sorcerers.
(b) He knew the late Cardinal Wolsey's secrets.
(c) He paid off the Pope.
(d) He rose to prominence with the Boleyns.

Short Answer Questions

1. The falcons featured in Chapter 1: Falcons are named after what kind of women?

2. What position in Henry's court did Gardiner hold before he was banished from court and made to live in the countryside?

3. When the novel opens, the narrator states that "England has enjoyed" how many years "of peace" (5)?

4. What role does Henry ask Jane to take on at court in Chapter 2: Crows?

5. Which of the five senses does Mantel use to depict Austin Friars "in the autumn of 1535" (72)?

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