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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. Which of the following is NOT one of the charges brought against Joan in the private trial?

2. What is the only town that gives Joan and the Dauphine any resistance as they head to Rheims?

3. What weapon causes Joan's first battle injury?

4. How do the other Generals plan to treat the orders of Joan?

5. What position does Joan give the Paladin?

Short Essay Questions

1. What causes Joan to rush into the battle at Orleans?

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

3. Who is the man that Joan sees bound on a wagon, and why is he put there?

4. How is the battle at Patay won?

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

6. What does Catherine ask Joan to do after the victory at Jargeau, and how does Joan respond?

7. Describe Joan's death.

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

9. What does Joan tell her parents in a letter in Chapter 22?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Betrayal was a theme introduced near the very beginning of this book. How does this constant stream of betrayal affect the outcome of the plot, and which characters are most affected by it?

Essay Topic 2

What happens at Joan's trial, and what significance does this have on the plot? Who is involved in the scene there, and what does this monumental event symbolize?

Essay Topic 3

How does the relationship between Joan and her army change throughout the course of the plot, and how do these changes affect the characters around them?

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