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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 George Forest's son?

2. Who gives Jane shelter during a thunderstorm?

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

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. What is the most noticeable event happening in "The Encampment"?

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

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

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

5. Why does Will go to the cathedral?

6. What sort of political trouble is brewing at the opening of the chapter?

7. How does Obidiah betray his sister?

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

9. Who is Bloody Mary, and how did she earn her name?

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

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

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 chapter beginning in the year 1244 is titled "The Foundling." Why does the chapter have this title, and how is this a fitting title?

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