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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. Part One, Chapter 3: Angels is marked with the timeframe of Christmas through New Year's Day of what year?
(a) 1536.
(b) 1538.
(c) 1525.
(d) 1583.

2. Which weapons does Mantel use in a simile describing the Christmas star Cromwell stares at in Part One, Chapter 3: Angels?
(a) Hatchets.
(b) Blades.
(c) Awls.
(d) Scythes.

3. Cromwell hears about Anne's miscarriage soon after he hears of the death of which character?
(a) Katherine.
(b) John Seymour.
(c) George Boleyn.
(d) More.

4. The members of which family shout their own last name in the moments they think Henry is dead?
(a) Seymour.
(b) Boleyn.
(c) Smeaton.
(d) Norris.

5. Cromwell receives blankets and a flask from a supporter in which country?
(a) Belgium.
(b) France.
(c) Ireland.
(d) Spain.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which river is said to be nearly overflowing its banks in Part One, Chapter 3: Angels?

2. On the day when the whole court is wearing costumes, Norris dresses as what kind of person?

3. How many times does Cromwell claim to have handled snakes in the past?

4. Who cries while Jane Rochford is being questioned about Anne's miscarriage by Henry?

5. Cromwell tells his son Gregory that which kind of people pray when they want to be rid of their spouses?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Discuss an instance when Mantel uses a metaphor to highlight the dangerous nature of Henry's power.

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

4. For what reason does Anne feel grief in Chapter 3: Angels within Part One?

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

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

7. On what kind of terms do Chapuys and Cromwell end their meeting in Chapter 3: Angels in Part One and why?

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

9. Cromwell states that one particular situation is not addressed within the Black Book. What is it and how is it related to the Great Chain of Being?

10. What is the setting at the opening of Part Two, Chapter 1: The Black Book?

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