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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is not among the French soldiers still alive?

2. How many people came to tend to Alda?

3. How does Charlemagne react to finding Roland?

4. Who/what solves Charlemagne's dilemma?

5. What does the Saracen try to steal from Roland?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When Charlemagne informed Oliver's sister, Alda, that Oliver and Roland were dead, the girl had a violent reaction. What were Charlemagne's words to Alda and how did she react? How did Charlemagne attempt to make Alda feel better? Did it work? What was the outcome of the scene?

Essay Topic 2

Marsile, Baligant, Roland, and Charlemagne all have different methods of arranging their troops before battle. Compare the Saracens' methods against the French. Also compare Marsile's methods to Baligant's and Roland's methods to those employed by Charlemagne.

Essay Topic 3

Archbishop Turpin takes on an entirely different role at Spanish Pass. What is the Archbishop's primary duty in the royal court and how does it change on the battlefield? What other role does the Archbishop assume? How does Roland react to the change in the clergyman?

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