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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. How many soldiers does Joan start out with?

2. What kind of people come to see Joan when she has her second visit with the governor?

3. Who gives Joan most of her nicknames?

4. What does Joan notice when she is first brought to her meeting with Charles VII?

5. Who walks the madman with the axe back to town?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does Louis think planned the attack on Joan and her men in Chapter 5?

2. What do the boys in the village talk about when they return to their village after being forced out for a time?

3. What does the Paladin think of the treaty between France and England, and how is his idea received?

4. How are the Burgundians furthering the English cause in France?

5. What does Noel tempt the Paladin to do in Chapter 5?

6. What does a Dominican say to Joan about France being free, and how does she respond?

7. How do Joan and Louis feel about Joan being asked to lead the army against France?

8. What strange event does Louis see when he finds Joan sitting under a tree?

9. What does Joan tell Louis about the vision he saw with her and the robed figure?

10. How are Louis' parents killed?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What happens at Joan's trial, and what significance does this have on the plot? Who is involved in the scene there, and what does this monumental event symbolize?

Essay Topic 2

This book takes place in a few different settings. Describe some of these settings and how they affected the course of the plot. Why might Mark Twain have chosen these particular places for this plot to take place?

Essay Topic 3

Sacrifice was a theme that was very prevalent in this book. Who are the characters most affected by this theme, and how do they allow sacrifice to change their lives?

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