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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Elen learn during Gruffydd's visit to Mon?
(a) Her husband is ill.
(b) Her son has come home.
(c) Her father has gone away.
(d) Her son has died.

2. What does Llelo want in his father's chamber?
(a) A weapon.
(b) A snack.
(c) Money.
(d) Deeds.

3. What does Llelo do when he hears that Llewelyn is dying?
(a) He goes away.
(b) He joins up in his father's army to besiege his castle.
(c) Obtains his permission to go to him.
(d) He refuses to go to him.

4. What is Simon powerless to stop?
(a) The rout of his forces.
(b) The defection of his leaders.
(c) Looting.
(d) Murder.

5. What kind of person is Simon de Montfort discovered to be, when he enters his meeting?
(a) Weary.
(b) Simple.
(c) Conniving.
(d) Brave.

6. When did Llelo spend a lot of time with his grandfather?
(a) When his father was sick.
(b) When his father was visiting the king.
(c) When his father was at the war.
(d) When his father was in prison.

7. Where is Gruffydd's father dying?
(a) Mon.
(b) In King Henry's castle.
(c) Llanfaes.
(d) Aberconwy Abbey.

8. Where does Falls the Shadow lie in relation to the other books in the series?
(a) First in the series.
(b) Last in a pentalogy.
(c) Third in a tetralogy.
(d) Middle of a trilogy.

9. What consequence is Elen warned she will suffer?
(a) Betrayal.
(b) Humiliation.
(c) Disgrace.
(d) Poverty.

10. Why is Gruffydd angry at Senena?
(a) She neglected her duties as a wife.
(b) She turned to the enemy for help.
(c) She betrayed him to his enemy.
(d) She was unfaithful to him.

11. What is Elen expecting in Chapter 12?
(a) A baby.
(b) Her husband's arrival.
(c) A war.
(d) Her father's death.

12. What happens when Gruffydd wakes to see his son in the room?
(a) He threatens him.
(b) He blinds him.
(c) He is embarrassed.
(d) He kills him.

13. Who is Nell?
(a) Elen's mother.
(b) Elen's friend.
(c) Elen's maternal aunt.
(d) Elen's daughter.

14. What do the English lose in battle?
(a) Whole companies of men.
(b) Supplies.
(c) Weapons.
(d) Vital high ground.

15. What does Senena use to rescue Gruffydd and Owain?
(a) Deceit.
(b) A small force of commandos.
(c) A sleeping draught.
(d) Diplomacy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Rhodri?

2. What vow has Nell taken?

3. Where does Llelo find Elen when he comes to visit her?

4. Whose assistance will be used to fight Senena and her supporters?

5. Why are Gruffydd and Senena asked to leave the castle?

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