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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. Porteus wants to use his money ______________.

2. In what year does "Twilight" open?

3. Hwll and his family reach the estuary of what river?

4. Petrus travels to the estate of whose family?

5. Where does Nicholas go after leaving the sheep house?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. Why are so many young women sacrificed while Krona grieves over the loss of his wife and child?

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

9. Why is Caius Porteus labeled a traitor and sent to Sorviodunum?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Foreshadowing is an important literary tool. Examine the text for instances of foreshadowing. If instances are present, how do they impact the plot? If there are no instances of foreshadowing, a rare occurrence in a novel, how does the absence of foreshadowing affect the reader's reception of the story?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the setting of the novel Sarum both in terms of geography and moment in history. How crucial is the setting to the story? Could the story presented by the novel have taken place at any other location or time?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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