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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. How is the Sarum Plain used?

2. Whom does Edmund kill?

3. What Catholic becomes the English monarch?

4. What occupation would Adam's mother prefer that he pursue?

5. What movement does Jane join toward the end of the chapter?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Will go to the cathedral?

2. How do labor troubles lead to many convicts from Sarum being sent to Australia?

3. Why does a visit from Canon Nicodemus result in Ralph staying at the doctor's house?

4. How does Obidiah betray his sister?

5. What must Jane do before she can accomplish her goal to serve as a nurse?

6. How does Ralph lose his position at the school?

7. What major conflict is taking place in England, and who are the opposing sides?

8. In "Journey From Sarum," what major changes have occurred for John and Robert Wilson?

9. How is Stonehenge at one time private property and later property of the British government?

10. What sort of religious duplicity does Edward Shockley enact?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the tone of the novel Sarum. Does the tone remain consistent throughout the novel, or does it change from chapter to chapter? What effect does the tone have on the story?

Essay Topic 2

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 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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