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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. Who does Elen join at Gloucester?

2. What do the Welsh offer after the English attack?

3. What happens to lift Nell's mood?

4. What is Llelo afraid of at the beginning of chapter 3?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is Llewelyn's response to Johanna's death?

3. What happens when Simon de Montfort returns to Henry's court?

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

5. Why does Henry go to war with France?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

What traits are specifically English, in Falls the Shadow? How are those traits defined in relation to France and Wales?

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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