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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. What happens when Simon de Montfort finds Nell's bedchamber?

2. What does Llelo want in his father's chamber?

3. Where do Elen and Nell go together?

4. Where do the English attack after beating back the Welsh?

5. Where is Nell, at the beginning of Chapter 13?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Gruffydd lose his land?

2. Describe Johanna's death.

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

4. How does the relationship between Gruffydd and Llewelyn change in Chapter 3?

5. What is Llewelyn's response to Johanna's death?

6. How does Elen react to John the Scot's death?

7. Describe the courtship of Nell and Simon de Montfort.

8. What happens when Davydd dies?

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

10. What does Davydd give up when he surrenders to King Henry?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In what ways is this book relevant to contemporary readers? What contemporary issues are in play in the book, and how would the book contribute to contemporary discussion? Cite specific discussions from contemporary sources, and cite specific instances from the book, that describe its contemporary relevance.

Essay Topic 2

What traits are specifically English, in Falls the Shadow? How are those traits defined in relation to France and Wales?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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