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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 of the following does Edik recall his father bidding his mother let him do?

2. Which of the following does Beatryce note Edik smells of in Chapter Thirty-seven?

3. How does Beatryce recall her first tutor being?

4. What flowers does Beatryce recall that her brothers put in their tutor’s hair?

5. Which of the following had prophesied about Beatryce?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter Twenty-four, Beatryce and Jack note annoying each other. What causes do they cite for annoyance?

2. In Chapter Twenty-six, what reason does Jack cite for mistrusting Cannoc?

3. What does Jack do to comfort Beatryce in Chapter Thirty-five?

4. What justification does Cannoc give for the fearfulness of the monks?

5. In Chapter Twenty-five, what reason does Cannoc state is right for Beatryce and Jack to be afraid?

6. What does Edik hear in his father’s voice when he leaves the monastery?

7. Of which promises is Beatryce reminded in Chapter Thirty-eight?

8. What does Beatryce’s tutor tell her her father had held as her birthright?

9. What does Edik write in the Chronicles of Sorrowing when he departs the monastery?

10. How is Cannoc’s tree home described?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Typically, an epigraph is expected to speak to or set the tone for the work it introduces. Does the epigraph of The Beatryce Prophecy do so for the present novel? How or how not?

Essay Topic 2

Sources attest to the presence of The Beatryce Prophecy on best seller lists. Assuming that sales figures reflect popularity, what accounts for the popularity of the novel? How does it do so?

Essay Topic 3

Explicate the significance of Edik’s name.

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