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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 does Llewelyn want Davydd to see?

2. Why does Harry de Montfort let Edward go?

3. How are Nell's issues handled?

4. Why does Henry want to stop at Evesham?

5. How does Edward learn that Bran's army is exposed?

Short Essay Questions

1. What brings Simon to renounce his loyalty to King Henry?

2. What is Edward's role in the opposition between Simon and King Henry?

3. Under what condition does Simon ultimately quit Gascony?

4. Describe the destruction of Bran de Montfort's army at Kenilworth.

5. What problems does Simon encounter after subduing King Henry?

6. Describe the fight that leads to Henry's surrender.

7. How is Simon's army nearly wiped out?

8. How does is Edward treated when he is trapped him at Gloucester Castle?

9. Describe the defeat of Simon's army at Evesham.

10. What is Simon's defense to the lords' accusations?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What tradeoffs would have been required for the Oxford Provisions to have taken effect? If there is a lesson in the war Simon waged to enforce them, what is it?

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast the family dramas of Llewelyn and Gruffydd and the drama of Simon's opposition to Henry. How are they similar? How are they different? How does the book reconcile the two dramas?

Essay Topic 3

What do you think is the heart of Falls the Shadow for Penman? Is it the medieval lifestyle? The political struggle? The warfare? The emergence of an effective government from the monarchical government?

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