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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 is appointed governor of Britannia?

2. What do the Romans call the area of Sarum?

3. The Wilsons allow whom to work the land?

4. Who is the high priest?

5. Where do Ulla and her children live after Tep's death?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What connection do rats and fleas have to the Black Death?

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

5. What connection does the carved figure Nooma finds have to the past?

6. What religious secret does Petrus conceal?

7. Why does Nicholas live in the city instead of with his Aunt Agnes at the sheep house?

8. What does Tosutigus expect from surrendering to the Romans?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Of the few women that demonstrated an unusual amount of will and assertiveness, choose one and construct an argument stating that this specific character demonstrated the most bravery in the face of both public and private pressures.

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

The novel Sarum presents several themes. Pick one of the ongoing themes of the novel and discuss how it is portrayed throughout the story.

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