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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 have to do after the victory over Henry?

2. What does Simon do with the organization he builds?

3. What are Edward's plans with regard to Wales?

4. What is the result of Simon's plan to escape?

5. Who is almost trapped when Londoners lock the drawbridge in the up position?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Simon's defeat affect Llewelyn and Nell?

2. What is Simon de Montfort accused of by the lords of Gascony?

3. What problems does Simon confront after his victory over Henry?

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

5. What is Henry's response to Simon's attempts to enforce the Oxford Provisions?

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

7. How does Edward raise an army?

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

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

10. What do the Oxford Provisions change?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How would this book be different if it followed the lives of the women? What is lost--and what is gained--by focusing on the men?

Essay Topic 2

What are the advantages and disadvantages of the Oxford Provisions? Who benefited by their implementation? Whose power was curtailed? Was it a step forward? Cite evidence from the novel to argue one way or the other.

Essay Topic 3

What is the difference between historical fiction and narrative fiction that is not grounded in historical fact? How do fiction and history complement each other or counteract each other in Falls the Shadow?

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