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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 brings Nell news of Hal's murder at the beginning of Chapter 4?

2. What group of people has Edward segregated?

3. What fatal condition does Nell suffer from?

4. How does Ellen initially respond to the question Davydd asks her upon their first meeting?

5. Who does Tudor get a confession from in Chapter 10 about who was involved in the murder plot?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the Abby symbolic in Chapter 18 of the end of something?

2. How is a messenger able to wound Edward in Chapter 6?

3. How does Llewelyn end up preparing for war in Chapter 11?

4. What is Amaury's connection to the de Montfort brothers?

5. How does Hugh show great loyalty to Ellen in Chapter 15?

6. Who is Arwenna, and what happens to her in Chapter 7?

7. What happens after Bran leaves Guy in Chapter 5?

8. Who are the three crew members allowed to live in Chapter 13, and what happens to them?

9. Why are Guy and Bran now outlaws?

10. Who is Hugh de Whitton, and what is his role in the first chapter of the book?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Hugh appears throughout The Reckoning in many different situations, building different relationships with many different characters. Please discuss Hugh's role in The Reckoning. What does his presence add to the plot? Why does the author include him?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the dramatic structure of The Reckoning, identifying the exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and conclusion.

Essay Topic 3

What role does love play in The Reckoning? What actions are made in the name of love? What does love get between? What actions does love cause some characters to make?

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