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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 does Simon de Montfort ask for?

2. Where do Elen and Nell go together?

3. How does the king treat his captive?

4. Who prevented Henry from imprisoning Simon and Nell?

5. What happens to lift Nell's mood?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Johanna's death.

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

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

4. How does Davydd capture Gruffydd and Owain?

5. How does Gruffydd lose his land?

6. Describe the 1245 war between England and Wales.

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

8. What is Simon de Montfort's effect on John the Scot's household?

9. Why does Henry go to war with France?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is missing from this book? What should have been covered or presented that was not? What is the effect of this absence? Describe an element that ought to have been covered, and explain why it would have made the book stronger.

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Evaluate your own reading of Falls the Shadow--did you resist it, or were you compelled by the story? What does your reading tell you about yourself and your interests? Use specific examples from the book to describe yourself as a reader.

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