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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. Who finds a passage in the law books that results in the church council overruling the abbot?

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

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

4. Where does Joan travel to with Count Gerold and his family in Chapter 9?

5. What does Joan think of this impending marriage?

Short Essay Questions

1. Whose death leads Joan to discover that logic applied to religion makes sense? Why?

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

3. What decision has Gerold made while he was away from Joan?

4. How does Joan survive? How does she plan to continue to survive?

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

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

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

8. How does her friendship with Gerold continue Joan's education?

9. How does Joan manage to go with John to attend school at Dorstadt?

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

Discuss the political atmosphere in the time after the death of the Emperor. Who is to take over the government after the Emperor's death? Why is there a dispute over the Emperor's position? Which side does Gerold choose? What happens during the battle? How does this battle reflect the chaos common to this time period? Who will eventually rise to power after this battle? How will that affect the lives of the characters in this novel?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss one of the following in detail, discussing theme, symbolism, metaphor, or other literary techniques related to these situations. Cite examples from the novel.

1. Gudrun's Saxon beliefs and her desire to teach them to her daughter.

2. Joan's defiance in refusing to scrape the words from her book to appease her father.

3. Gudrun's warning that women should not place themselves in a position to rely on men and how it affects Joan's decisions as the plot develops.

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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