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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. How does Edward get into Northampton to attack Simon's army?

2. Why does Harry de Montfort let Edward go?

3. What is Henry's response to the outcome?

4. What is Simon accused of?

5. What does Llewelyn want Davydd to see?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Simon's defense to the lords' accusations?

2. Describe the defeat of Simon's army at Evesham.

3. What is Simon's role in the controversy over the Lusignans?

4. What is Edward's role in the opposition between Simon and King Henry?

5. How does is Edward treated when he is trapped him at Gloucester Castle?

6. How is Simon's army nearly wiped out?

7. What brings Simon to renounce his loyalty to King Henry?

8. Describe the destruction of Bran de Montfort's army at Kenilworth.

9. What problems does Simon encounter after subduing King Henry?

10. What is going on in Wales as the tensions escalate between King Henry and Simon over the Oxford Provisions?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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 tradeoffs would have been required for the Oxford Provisions to have taken effect? If there is a lesson in the war Simon waged to enforce them, what is it?

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