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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 hostage from his battles does Llewleyn send to stay at Rhosyr in Chapter 9?

2. What item, untouched, does Llewelyn return to Joanna her first day of exile?

3. What does Llewelyn do that causes King John, in Chapter 30, to begin executing hostages?

4. Why is Windsor Castle damaged and in disarray when Joanna arrives for a visit in Chapter 1?

5. Why does Llewelyn set out to tour his domains in Chapter 13 of Book 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is significant about the title given to Llewelyn by the other leaders in his country, Prince of Wales?

2. What is significant about the hostages and the number of hostages King John demands of Llewelyn after his surrender as a sign of good faith?

3. Who comes to live with Joanna and Llewelyn at Aber, showing a devotion Joanna feels is her punishment for all her sins?

4. What cruelty on her father's part does Joanna learn in Chapter 31 that forces her to acknowledge that her father is not the kind man she always thought he was?

5. Why does King Henry ask the Pope to declare Joanna a legitimate child of King John? How does the Pope do this?

6. Why does Isabelle remarry? How does King Henry respond to Isabelle's choices?

7. Why are the people of Wales shocked when Llewelyn returns Joanna to her rightful place as his wife?

8. Why does Llewelyn refuse to accept any of Joanna's letters?

9. What story does Will de Braose tell Joanna that causes them to begin an intimate affair in Chapter 9 of Book 2?

10. What does Gruffydd tell Davydd in Chapter 37 that reveals Gruffydd's continuing unhappiness with Llewelyn's marriage to Joana?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who is Eleanor of Aquitaine? Why was she in prison for many years? Who was her first husband? Who was her second husband? Why did Eleanor have her first marriage annulled? Why did Eleanor humiliate her second husband? What was the result of that humiliation? Why does Eleanor encourage Richard to make John his heir instead of Richard's own child, Arthur? What does Joanna think of Eleanor upon their first meeting? Why does Arthur attempt to kidnap Eleanor? How does John save her?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the history of the novel. How accurate is the history of this novel? How close to the reality of the life of Llewelyn is the writer? Was there really a Joanna? Was she really the daughter of King John? How many facts about Joanna's life did the writer get accurate? What parts of Joanna's life are left unknown to history? What has the writer done with these parts of Joanna's life? What about Llewelyn? Was there really a Llewelyn? Did Llewelyn marry a woman named Joanna? What was the real Llewelyn's impact on the history of Wales?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss King Henry. Who is he? Who are his children? Why are his children fighting amongst themselves? Why are his children choosing sides against King Henry? Who has King Henry chosen to be his heir? Why is there a fight for King Henry's throne? Who wins the battle? What side did John chose? For what reason? What is the fallout of John's choice?

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