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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 are Elen's feelings on her husband's death?

2. What does Senena use to rescue Gruffydd and Owain?

3. Why does Davydd come to London?

4. What relation is the person Simon de Montfort meets to the King Henry III?

5. What does she want by this opposition?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the consequence of Henry's war with the French?

2. Describe the courtship of Nell and Simon de Montfort.

3. What position does the king give Simon de Montfort after Llewelyn and Owain's surrender?

4. Why is Llelo's relationship with his grandfather a secret?

5. Why does Henry go to war with France?

6. How does Davydd capture Gruffydd and Owain?

7. Describe Johanna's death.

8. What happens when Gruffydd and Owain try to escape from captivity?

9. Why is Nell concerned when she is in Sicily, waiting for her husband?

10. Who are Llelo's parents, and what status does this give him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write a character sketch of the author based on her style and content. What values does she hold dear? What are her hopes and fears? What kind of person do you think she is? Anchor your sketch in passages in the book.

Essay Topic 2

Would you recommend Falls the Shadow? For what purposes would you recommend Falls the Shadow, and what kinds of readers would you recommend it for? What other book would you recommend that would cover the same material or tell the same story in a different way?

Essay Topic 3

Nell is Henry's sister, and Simon de Montfort's wife--what is her role in the opposition between the two men? What makes their differences so great that even being in-laws cannot resolve them? What role does the idea of family have, in their opposition?

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