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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 reason for the English forces' withdrawal?

2. Why does Henry agree to let Nell marry Simon de Montfort?

3. Under what condition would Gwynedd pass to the English crown?

4. What distracts Llelo?

5. What is Nell waiting for at the beginning of Chapter 13?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why is Henry unhappy about Nell's marriage to Simon?

4. What happens when Llewelyn's health begins to deteriorate?

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

6. What happens when Davydd dies?

7. Describe Davydd's treatment after he surrenders to King Henry.

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

9. What does Davydd give up when he surrenders to King Henry?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

If you were to change Falls the Shadow, or write another work on the same topic, what would you do differently? What events would you cover in more detail? How would you tell this story differently yourself?

Essay Topic 2

Use this book as a meditation on the value of a five-star rating system. Is a five-star system sufficient to a book like this? Would you need to have sub-topics for the rating system, for plot, characterization, language, etc? What other sub-topics would you need? What value or importance gets lost in a five-star scale? Design a scale that would be better for this book.

Essay Topic 3

Using specific instances from the text, explain the symbolism of the book's title. What is the shadow, and where does it fall? What effect does the title have on the book? How does is guide the reader's expectations? How does the book work against the title?

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