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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 one person knew Joan's true self?

2. Why has Hrotrud, the midwife, been put on trial?

3. What does Matthew give to Joan to celebrate her intelligence?

4. What does Mathew begin to teach six-year-old Joan?

5. What is Joan learning under the tutor of Brother Benjamin?

Short Essay Questions

1. What event causes Joan to defy the church's policy against women and makes her happy to be living as a man?

2. Who is blamed for Matthew's death? Why?

3. Who arranges a marriage for Joan? Who does Joan believe is behind this arranged marriage?

4. Who catches Gerold and Joan in an embrace?

5. Why will the leaders at the monastery not allow Brother Gottschalk to leave?

6. Who is Pope when Anastasius is a young child?

7. What happens to all who come to attend Joan's wedding, including her brother John?

8. What does John steal from his father? For what reason?

9. Where did Joan go after the massacre at the church?

10. How does Richild convince the Bishop to back Joan's marriage?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who is Gerold? How does Gerold win Joan's affections? How does Gerold's affections for Joan go against the teachings of the Catholic Church? Who tells Gerold's wife that Gerold and Joan are lovers? Is this true? What does Richild do to keep Joan away from Gerold? Why does the Bishop go along with Richild's plot against Joan? How does Richild get Joan to the church the day of the massacre? How does the massacre change Joan's life? Why does Gerold believe Joan has been taken away by the Norsemen? How does Gerold react to the loss of Joan and his entire family?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Joan's childhood, paying special attention to the things that affected her choices in young adulthood. Who is Joan? Who was her father? Who was her mother? What was the relationship like between Joan's parents? What impact did this relationship have Joan's emotional growth as a child? How did Joan's father treat her? Why? How was Joan's relationship with her mother? What was unusual about this relationship?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss one of the following parts of the setting in detail, citing examples from the novel:

1. Time period in which the novel takes place

2. The religious influence and power associated with the plot

3. The political influence and power associated with the plot.

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