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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 does Richild do to Joan to force her to attend the wedding?
2. For what reason does Joan admire this saint?
3. Why is Aesculapius fired from the schola?
4. What does Gerold find when he goes to the chapel in Villairis?
5. What subjects did Joan strive to learn?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who is Pope when Anastasius is a young child?
2. Why does Joan insist on helping cure a woman who has been diagnosed with leprosy?
3. Who is blamed for Matthew's death? Why?
4. From what background are Joan's parents and why do these backgrounds not mix?
5. Who catches Gerold and Joan in an embrace?
6. How does her friendship with Gerold continue Joan's education?
7. Where does Gerold believe Joan is after he fails to find her body among those murdered at the church?
8. What happens to all who come to attend Joan's wedding, including her brother John?
9. What person comes to visit the Canon of Ingleheim and what does he try to teach him about logic?
10. Who is the only person who knows Joan is a woman and how did he come to know this?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Who is Anastasius? Why does his father force him to watch the murder of his father? What emotions do this episode inspire in Anastasius? Why does the author introduce Anastasius this early in the novel? What does Anastasius' witnessing of the murder and his appearance this early in the novel foreshadow as the plot continues to develop? Is Anastasius' father looking out for his son or is he trying to promote some agenda of his own?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the political atmosphere in the time after the death of the Emperor. Who is to take over the government after the Emperor's death? Why is there a dispute over the Emperor's position? Which side does Gerold choose? What happens during the battle? How does this battle reflect the chaos common to this time period? Who will eventually rise to power after this battle? How will that affect the lives of the characters in this novel?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss these characters' relationships to one another and the impact of these relationships on other characters and the development of the plot. Use theme, symbolism, and metaphor in your discussion. Cite examples from the novel.
1. Joan and John
2. The Canon of Ingleheim and Gudrun
3. Matthew and Joan.
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