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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 type of questions is Joan advised not to ask in Chapter 9?

2. What does John steal from his father in Chapter 6?

3. Who is Richild?

4. Why does Gudrun tell her daughter that she went with the Christian missionaries, a group that included her current husband?

5. Who does their father blame for Matthew's death?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What causes the death of the servant Bertha on the walk to the fair?

3. How does Gudrun, Joan's mother, feel about the things Aesculapius is teaching her daughter?

4. Who invites Joan to attend school in Dorstadt? Why do Joan's parents allow this person to believe John is the intended student?

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

6. Where does Gerold believe Joan is after he fails to find her body among those murdered at the church?

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

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

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

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 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.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Joan's argument with Odo in regards to the inferiority of women. Why does Joan enter into this argument? What does Joan hope to prove with her argument? Why does Odo argue with Joan? What is his attitude toward Joan? How does Joan win this argument? What does this say about Joan's intelligence? How does this argument set the tone for Joan's stay at the school? Does this argument make Odo an enemy for Joan?

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