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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 is Joan killed?

2. Who writes a poem for the girl the Paladin is in love with?

3. Who stops Joan after the initial siege she and her army make after the coronation?

4. What gift does Charles VII give Joan for lifting the siege?

5. Where is Joan's first English trial held?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Louis do to show his love for Catherine, and what happens?

2. How does Joan defeat the English stronghold at Troyes?

3. Describe Joan's death.

4. What is the prayer La Hire says after Joan has helped him with his army?

5. What does Charles VII reward Joan with after her success at Orleans?

6. What happens when the men stay in the haunted room at Catherine's house?

7. What things does Louis notice and write about during the battle at Jargeau?

8. Where does Joan want to attack after the coronation of Charles VII?

9. What does Joan do when she sees her father after the coronation?

10. How does Joan try to escape from her English prison the first time?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sacrifice was a theme that was very prevalent in this book. Who are the characters most affected by this theme, and how do they allow sacrifice to change their lives?

Essay Topic 2

The Dwarf was a minor character whose presence made a big difference in the plot. How does he accomplish this? What are some ways that his presence, however brief, alters the outcome of the plot? What would have happened differently if he had not been in the book at all?

Essay Topic 3

This book takes place in a few different settings. Describe some of these settings and how they affected the course of the plot. Why might Mark Twain have chosen these particular places for this plot to take place?

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