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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 head of the Shockley family?

2. What is the name of the American pilot Patricia Shockley meets?

3. Where did Adam earn his promotion to Captain?

4. Which side of the civil war does Edmund choose?

5. What is the occupation of Obidiah?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Adam believe that the American rebels will ultimately prevail against the British?

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

3. Despite success in their business deal, what sort of scandal erupts from Edward bringing Fleming to England?

4. What fortuitous event leads to Adam's marriage and relocation to America?

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

6. How does Obidiah betray his sister?

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

8. What major religious event has occurred throughout England?

9. Despite participating in wars in other parts of the world, why is the time period covered in the chapter "The Calm" considered a time of peace for most English people?

10. Ultimately, what effect do Jane's efforts have on Jethro Wilson and his children?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Pick one of the major themes of the novel Sarum and build an argument stating that one specific theme was the most powerful force in shaping lives over the course of the centuries.

Essay Topic 2

Briefly explain the most significant political upheavals mentioned in the chapter "New World."

Essay Topic 3

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?

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