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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 is the name of the local governmental council that Michael Shockley tries to join?
2. What sort of facility is Christchurch?
3. What ambition does Godfrey have for his son Oliver?
4. What influences Will's decision to move?
5. To whom is Porteus married?
Short Essay Questions
1. What fortuitous event leads to Adam's marriage and relocation to America?
2. What path does Adam take to become a soldier?
3. Despite participating in wars in other parts of the world, why is the time period covered in the chapter "The Calm" considered a time of peace for most English people?
4. How does Obidiah betray his sister?
5. How does Godefroi go about trying to improve his family's financial situation?
6. What sort of religious duplicity does Edward Shockley enact?
7. How do labor troubles lead to many convicts from Sarum being sent to Australia?
8. How is the Shockley family affected by the political crisis?
9. What is the most noticeable event happening in "The Encampment"?
10. Who is Bloody Mary, and how did she earn her name?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe the narrator's use of language in the novel Sarum. Is the language elevated to the poetic or is it the everyday language of people of Sarum in their various times in history? Do you find it equally easy to understand characters' language regardless of their time in history?
Essay Topic 2
One of the themes of the novel Sarum might be thought of as "life goes on." Is this always the case in human history, or is there the possibility of annihilation of a people or culture? Examine the threats faced by the people of Sarum and present an argument explaining how one of those threats was the most dangerous the people faced. Which one had the greatest potential to destroy the people of Sarum or their way of life?
Essay Topic 3
Who is the author Edward Rutherfurd, and what are some of his other notable works?
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