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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. In what year does "The Calm" open?
2. Where does Peter deliver his contraband?
3. Whom does Patricia decide not to see anymore?
4. What archeological site is being sold at auction?
5. What sort of facility is Christchurch?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the most noticeable event happening in "The Encampment"?
2. What major religious event has occurred throughout England?
3. What enables Jane, unlike many women of the time, to avoid marriage and work toward her goals?
4. Despite participating in wars in other parts of the world, why is the time period covered in the chapter "The Calm" considered a time of peace for most English people?
5. How did Peter Wilson go from being a smuggler to a sailor in the British Navy?
6. What other community services does Jane contribute to while she is earning her nursing credentials?
7. How is Stonehenge at one time private property and later property of the British government?
8. How does Obidiah betray his sister?
9. What major conflict is taking place in England, and who are the opposing sides?
10. Why does Adam believe that the American rebels will ultimately prevail against the British?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Covering thousands of years, the novel mentions many specific historical events. Does the huge scope of the novel in terms of centuries and millennia make the human enacted events such as wars seem more or less significant?
Essay Topic 2
The novel Sarum presents several themes. Pick one of the ongoing themes of the novel and discuss how it is portrayed throughout the story.
Essay Topic 3
Foreshadowing is an important literary tool. Examine the text for instances of foreshadowing. If instances are present, how do they impact the plot? If there are no instances of foreshadowing, a rare occurrence in a novel, how does the absence of foreshadowing affect the reader's reception of the story?
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