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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. Who is Nell?

3. What does Henry accuse Simon of?

4. What does Elen hear Gruffydd is planning, when she gets to Gloucester?

5. What was Senena going to provide for Gruffydd and Owain's escape?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Who attends Llewelyn and Owain's surrender to King Henry?

5. How does Davydd capture Gruffydd and Owain?

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

7. How does the relationship between Gruffydd and Llewelyn change in Chapter 3?

8. How does King Henry respond when it becomes clear that his sister is not pregnant?

9. What happens to Llelo when Senena attempts to rescue her husband and son?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an evaluative review of Falls the Shadow. What is this book's place in culture? What are its uses? Who is its audience? What are its limitations?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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