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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 is the result of the debate over Simon?

2. What did the Oxford Provisions prohibit?

3. Under what condition does Simon say he will leave his post?

4. How are Nell's issues handled?

5. What does Simon meet when he gets to London?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Simon's body after death?

2. What is Edward's role in the opposition between Simon and King Henry?

3. What is the outcome of Owain and Davydd's fight for Gwynedd?

4. Why doesn't Nell de Montfort turn over castles as required by treaty, and what happens to resolve this issue?

5. What is Henry's response to Simon's attempts to enforce the Oxford Provisions?

6. What brings Simon to renounce his loyalty to King Henry?

7. What is Simon's role in the controversy over the Lusignans?

8. Describe the fight that leads to Henry's surrender.

9. What problem have the Lusignan confronted King Henry with?

10. How is Simon's army nearly wiped out?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Would you recommend Falls the Shadow? For what purposes would you recommend Falls the Shadow, and what kinds of readers would you recommend it for? What other book would you recommend that would cover the same material or tell the same story in a different way?

Essay Topic 2

How would this book be different if it followed the lives of the women? What is lost--and what is gained--by focusing on the men?

Essay Topic 3

Write an evaluative review of Falls the Shadow. What is this book's place in culture? What are its uses? Who is its audience? What are its limitations?

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