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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. At what point in time does "The Henge" open?

2. Porteus wants to use his money ______________.

3. What new name does Tosutigus earn?

4. How are the high priest and the ruling chief related?

5. How does Tep die?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Godric hanged even after his uncle pays a bribe?

2. Why does Godefroi ask John of Shockley to take his wife and children away?

3. What sort of religious compromise do the farmers and hunters reach?

4. How does the practice of tomb building begin in the region of Stonehenge?

5. How does Osmund's admission to the mason guild not go as planned.

6. Why must the King of France settle a dispute in England?

7. How did the practice of farming come to England?

8. How does the king raising taxes on Jews affect Godefroi and Shockley's loan?

9. What is the source of the disagreement between Petrus and his father early in the chapter?

10. How did the political troubles between the king and the knights begin?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the structure of the novel Sarum. Is the plot progression chronological and linear, or does the presentation of the story move forward and backward in time? Are the individual chapters told in chronological order, or within single chapters are there ever instances of non-linear progression, such as flashbacks? How does the structure of the novel Sarum affect the overall story?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the point of view in the novel Sarum. Does the story come from a single narrator or multiple narrators? Does the point of view remain the same throughout the novel, or does it change, and what effect does this have on the story?

Essay Topic 3

One of the themes of the novel Sarum might be thought of as "life goes on." Is this always the case in human history, or is there the possibility of annihilation of a people or culture? Examine the threats faced by the people of Sarum and present an argument explaining how one of those threats was the most dangerous the people faced. Which one had the greatest potential to destroy the people of Sarum or their way of life?

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