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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. Whose wedding do Simon de Montfort and Nell prepare to attend?

2. What is John suffering from when Elen and Nell arrive?

3. How does Gruffydd die?

4. What is Nell waiting for at the beginning of Chapter 13?

5. How does Henry behave when he sees Simon again in 1240?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Nell concerned when she is in Sicily, waiting for her husband?

2. What does Llelo see that he is not supposed to see, and what does his father make him do?

3. What happens when Gruffydd and Owain try to escape from captivity?

4. What happens to Llelo when Senena attempts to rescue her husband and son?

5. What happens when Davydd dies?

6. How does Gruffydd lose his land?

7. What is the consequence of Henry's war with the French?

8. What is Simon de Montfort's effect on John the Scot's household?

9. Describe Davydd's war with Senena and her supporters.

10. What happens when Simon de Montfort returns to Henry's court?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the difference between historical fiction and narrative fiction that is not grounded in historical fact? How do fiction and history complement each other or counteract each other in Falls the Shadow?

Essay Topic 2

What tradeoffs would have been required for the Oxford Provisions to have taken effect? If there is a lesson in the war Simon waged to enforce them, what is it?

Essay Topic 3

Where is the climax of this book? Are there different climaxes? What questions does each climax resolve? What questions does each climax leave unanswered?

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