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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 provides the evidence that exonerates Margaret?

2. Patricia is a driver for whom?

3. What nickname does the new monarch earn?

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

5. How old is Jane at the opening of the chapter?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How did Peter Wilson go from being a smuggler to a sailor in the British Navy?

4. What major religious event has occurred throughout England?

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

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

7. What enables Jane, unlike many women of the time, to avoid marriage and work toward her goals?

8. What other community services does Jane contribute to while she is earning her nursing credentials?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Covering thousands of years, the novel mentions many specific historical events. Does the huge scope of the novel in terms of centuries and millennia make the human enacted events such as wars seem more or less significant?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

The novel Sarum presents several themes. Pick one of the ongoing themes of the novel and discuss how it is portrayed throughout the story.

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