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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. Edmund Plantagenet is the ________ of Leicester and Lancaster.

2. How old is Hugh de Whitton in Chapter 1?

3. What does Edward interpret that God wants him to do?

4. What was Prince Edward nicknamed in his childhood by his cousins?

5. In Chapter 14, Edward _____________ the debts of Christians.

Short Essay Questions

1. How and why does Davydd get married?

2. How does Hugh compare himself to the King in Chapter 15, and what is the outcome?

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

4. Describe Davydd's murder plot, and why it does not work.

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

6. Why are Guy and Bran now outlaws?

7. How do Davydd and Ellen end up meeting?

8. Describe the situation created for the Jews by Edward.

9. What does Nell express regrets about, and what does she want done before she dies?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Ellen and Caitlin both show that they are not confined by the gender role and expectations of their time and class. Compare and contrast these two women and how they broke through gender barriers.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Discuss the author's extensive use of foreshadowing throughout The Reckoning. Where is it used? Is it used effectively? It is recognizable in the moment, or only in hindsight?

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