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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who reaches out to "save" (13) Gregory when he begins to take exception to Weston's comments about his late mother and sister?
(a) Elizabeth.
(b) Cromwell.
(c) Henry.
(d) Jane.

2. What name does Gardiner use to refer to Weston just before he goes in to see Henry?
(a) Peahen.
(b) Squirrel.
(c) Potato.
(d) Coxcomb.

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

4. Anne and Grace Cromwell have been deceased for how many years by the time depicted in Chapter 1: Falcons?
(a) 17.
(b) 12.
(c) 7.
(d) 5.

5. Who is King Henry VIII's current wife when Chapter 1: Falcons begins?
(a) Katherine.
(b) Anne.
(c) Mary.
(d) Jane.

Short Answer Questions

1. Cromwell believes that bishops like Hugh Latimer see which character as "an opportunity" (33)?

2. What is the first name of "Norris, the chief among the privy chamber gentlemen" (17) at Henry's side?

3. Rumor has it that Cromwell instigated the arrest of his new love interest's husband and that he framed him for committing what crime?

4. How many acres does John Seymour own?

5. Cromwell recently had work done on what feature of Austin Friars in case Henry stopped by?

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss Mantel's use of personification to depict Stephen Gardiner, Cromwell's predecessor.

2. What item does Henry lose in Chapter 1 and how do the rest of the courtiers respond?

3. For what reason is Cromwell so surprised to see Stephen Gardiner when Chapter 2: Crows begins?

4. What is Cromwell's plan for gathering the funds needed to fill Henry's coffers?

5. How does Mantel use irony to portray the paradox within Henry's persona?

6. What does Cromwell mean when he states that Henry has been "a life-long student of inventive ways to die" (25)?

7. What examples does Cromwell provide to support his assertion that no one's fate is ever set in stone?

8. What event occurs during the supper at Wolf Hall that would usually require Harry Norris's services?

9. For what purpose does Henry send Cromwell to meet with Katherine of Aragon and what request does she make of Cromwell?

10. What evidence does Cromwell cite when he states that Henry has fallen for Jane?

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