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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. Which side of the civil war does Edmund choose?

2. Which side wins an important naval battle?

3. What do Abigail and Peter Mason remove from the cathedral?

4. What must Jane do before her initial application is accepted?

5. What is the name of the captured American boy?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does Will go to the cathedral?

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

5. What major religious event has occurred throughout England?

6. How does Godefroi go about trying to improve his family's financial situation?

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

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

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

10. How do many English people feel about the American soldiers?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The novel Sarum covers thousands of years, and the living conditions of the characters change dramatically over time, but some things remain the same. Discuss those things that remain the same and will continue to remain the same so long as human nature remains unchanged.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Who is the author Edward Rutherfurd, and what are some of his other notable works?

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