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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 agrees to keep Chapuys's hat for safekeeping as he leaves to see the dying Katherine?
(a) Weston.
(b) Henry.
(c) Norris.
(d) Cromwell.

2. Cromwell notes that Henry's leg injury had already been prone to taking what action, even before Henry's recent fall?
(a) Smelling bad.
(b) Ulcerating.
(c) Getting infected.
(d) Oozing.

3. When Chapuys discusses Mary's blood, he uses what adjective to describe it, in addition to naming a nationality?
(a) Royal.
(b) Ready.
(c) Ancient.
(d) Proud.

4. When Cromwell finds his son Gregory creating religious figures, he is with boys who usually work in which room of the household?
(a) The wood room.
(b) The mail room.
(c) The kitchen.
(d) The greenhouse.

5. Chapuys uses the term "bastard" (149) to describe which character?
(a) Cromwell.
(b) Elizabeth.
(c) Mary.
(d) Anne.

Short Answer Questions

1. Cromwell realizes in Part Two, Chapter 1: The Black Book that everything he has and is depends upon which character?

2. Part One, Chapter 3: Angels is marked with the timeframe of Christmas through New Year's Day of what year?

3. Cromwell tells Edward Seymour that he gained experience handling snakes in what country?

4. Cromwell meets with the Imperial ambassador Chapuys, who argues that many people may prefer Mary to Elizabeth as Henry's heir due to what factor?

5. Who is screaming into Cromwell's face when he thinks of a piece of advice his father had given him?

Short Essay Questions

1. Provide evidence for the conclusion that Rafe is loyal to Cromwell.

2. For what reason does Cromwell don a hooded cape in Chapter 3: Angels?

3. Who is the man Cromwell calls Fitz and how did the two men meet?

4. Discuss a scene in which Mantel portrays the theme of gender inequality in Chapter 1: The Black Book.

5. What are the qualities of the Black Book to which the title of Part Two, Chapter 1 refers?

6. How does Henry react to Anne's concern after he sustains a jousting injury and what is the significance of his reaction?

7. What reasons does Chapuy give Cromwell for his belief that the English people may prefer Mary as Henry's heir, as opposed to Elizabeth?

8. In what way is the motif of violence juxtaposed with the season depicted in Chapter 3: Angels in Part One?

9. How does Mantel get across a playful side of Cromwell in Part One, Chapter 3: Angels?

10. What information does Cromwell seek from Jane in Chapter 1: The Black Books and what is her answer?

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