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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. As which of the following does Jack describe Beatryce as a monk in Chapter Twenty-five?

2. Which of the following smells do Beatryce and Jack note inside Cannoc’s tree?

3. Which of the following does Beatryce hold while keeping her hand on Answelica’s head in Chapter Thirty-eight?

4. Book the Third begins with which of the following?

5. Chapter Forty-one starts with which of the following?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. At the beginning of Chapter Twenty-four, Beatryce recalls a man’s story; what is it?

3. What does Cannoc say of kings and their wants after he brings Beatryce and Jack to his home?

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

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

6. In Chapter Twenty-five, what justification does Jack give for lying to Cannoc?

7. In Chapter Thirty-eight, what does Jack posit as the meaning of the prophecy concerning Beatryce?

8. What does Edik say in Chapter Thirty-six as he is confronted by the man with the knife?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Note what characters are named in the text and which are not. What significance does the refusal to name certain characters have in the novel, and how does that significance emerge?

Essay Topic 2

Explicate the significance of Edik’s name.

Essay Topic 3

Explicate the significance of the protagonist’s name: Beatryce.

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