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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Joanna think John is when she is first brought to him in La Vieille?
(a) Her cousin.
(b) Her father's servant.
(c) Her mother's brother.
(d) A kind stranger.

2. What does Llewelyn plan to do now that he has returned to Wales?
(a) Take over his uncle's business.
(b) Marry a childhood sweetheart.
(c) Fight his uncle for the return of his father's lands.
(d) Remain with his uncles and learn a trade.

3. What is the name of the man who brought Joanna to John in Chapter 7?
(a) Richard.
(b) William.
(c) Robert.
(d) Simon.

4. What is similar in Ingeborg's story to the story of Eleanor of Aquitaine?
(a) They were both forced to fight for their own lands.
(b) They were both divorced.
(c) They were both married too young.
(d) They were both held prisoner by their husbands.

5. How many separate kingdoms are there in Wales as the novel begins?
(a) Two.
(b) Five.
(c) Four.
(d) Three.

6. How old is Isabelle of Angouleme when King John makes a deal with her father to marry her?
(a) Ten.
(b) Seventeen.
(c) Twelve.
(d) Fifteen.

7. How old was Llewelyn when he was forced to move to Shropshire with his mother in 1183?
(a) Ten.
(b) Eight.
(c) Six.
(d) Fourteen.

8. Who is visiting Joanna in Wales when she goes into labor with her second child?
(a) Isabelle, her stepmother.
(b) Richard, her brother.
(c) Will, her uncle.
(d) King John, her father.

9. Who is Stephen Langton?
(a) The new Bishop of Norwich.
(b) The Pope's choice for Archbishop of Canterbury.
(c) King John's choice for Archbishop of Canterbury.
(d) The new Pope.

10. Who pays rent on the cottage where Joanna lives with her mother?
(a) Joanna's grandfather.
(b) Joanna's uncle.
(c) Joanna's cousin.
(d) Joanna's father.

11. Who accuses John of killing King Henry by choosing to join Richard's battle against Henry?
(a) His brother, Richard.
(b) His brother, Young Henry.
(c) His illegitimate brother, Geoffrey.
(d) His illegitimate brother, Will.

12. What gift does young Joanna hope to get for her fifth birthday in Chapter 7?
(a) A cat.
(b) A dog.
(c) A mirror.
(d) A hair ribbon.

13. Who is Will Longsword?
(a) King Philip's cousin.
(b) King John's cousin.
(c) King John's illegitimate brother.
(d) King Philip's brother.

14. What is Fontevrault Abbey?
(a) A royal abbey where John was crowned.
(b) A royal abbey where King Richard is buried.
(c) A royal abbey where Eleanor has gone to recover from her grief.
(d) A royal abbey where Joanna has been sent to become a nun.

15. Where is Joanna taken after her mother's death in Chapter 7?
(a) To Gwenwyn.
(b) To Aquitaine.
(c) To Westminster Abby.
(d) To Middleham Castle.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who brings an army toward Eleanor's whereabouts in order to take her captive in a fight against King John?

2. Who announces that King John murdered Arthur in cold blood in front of her entire family and King John's guards?

3. Who was supposed to be Henry's heir, to take the crown upon Henry Pantagenet's death?

4. What is Mold as described in Chapter 9?

5. What gift does John make to Joanna upon her arrival at La Vieille?

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