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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 the current king?

2. In whose favor does the French king rule?

3. The king raises taxes on whom?

4. In what year does "The Two Rivers" open?

5. Where were Krona's sons killed?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Petrus's father have Petrus imprisoned?

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

3. After the plague, why do wages rise so high?

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

5. What are some examples of quarrels between women disturbing the peace.

6. How does William Shockley get news about situations in places far from home?

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

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

9. Why does Dluc tell Krona that they must sacrifice Krona's firstborn?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the narrator's use of language in the novel Sarum. Is the language elevated to the poetic or is it the everyday language of people of Sarum in their various times in history? Do you find it equally easy to understand characters' language regardless of their time in history?

Essay Topic 2

Some of the author's portrayal of English life is based on documented historical fact, and other parts are based on theories and conjecture. Which parts of the novel do you believe are based on "best guesses"? Do you find these portions of the novel any less entertaining than the parts that are closely based on historical fact?

Essay Topic 3

In the course of the novel various female characters represent the role of women in their respective times. Some of these characters are assertive individuals at a time when that was uncommon for women. Which female characters demonstrated unusual freedom?

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