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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What has Llelo just had difficulty doing?
(a) Killing his father.
(b) Rescuing his father from prison.
(c) Being imprisoned.
(d) Running away from his mother.

2. What do the Welsh offer after the English attack?
(a) A disorganized defense.
(b) An effective counterattack.
(c) An admirable defense.
(d) A humiliating flight.

3. Who does Elen join at Gloucester?
(a) Her father.
(b) Her brother Davydd.
(c) Nell.
(d) Simon and Nell.

4. What does Gruffydd tell his father he is happy about?
(a) Llewelyn is up and walking.
(b) Llewelyn has included him in his estate.
(c) Gruffydd has been forgiven.
(d) Gruffydd has been given territories.

5. What does Davydd die of?
(a) Illness.
(b) Wounds.
(c) Poisoning.
(d) Old age.

6. Who is Melangell?
(a) Llewelyn's lover.
(b) The king's mistress.
(c) Llewelyn's daughter by his lover.
(d) Gruffydd's lover.

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

8. What is Elen warned against doing?
(a) Letting her children move back home.
(b) Selling property.
(c) Visiting King John.
(d) Marrying her lover.

9. What is John suffering from when Elen and Nell arrive?
(a) Spotted fever.
(b) Fury over his betrayal.
(c) Grief for the loss of his son.
(d) Regret for having warred against his father.

10. When does Falls the Shadow begin?
(a) 1331.
(b) 1402.
(c) 1180.
(d) 1231.

11. How does Henry behave when he sees Simon again in 1240?
(a) As though nothing had happened.
(b) He is hostile toward him.
(c) He apologizes for his anger.
(d) He forgives all their troubles.

12. How does the king treat his captive?
(a) Spitefully.
(b) Inhumanely.
(c) Kindly.
(d) Harshly.

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

14. Who is missing from Llewelyn's deathbed?
(a) Three of his children.
(b) Llelo and his mother.
(c) Only Gruffydd of his children.
(d) Llelo and Gruffydd.

15. How does Gruffydd's happiness with things affect the relationship between Gruffydd and Llewelyn?
(a) Llewelyn is angry to see Gruffydd gloating.
(b) The bitterness between them cannot be overcome.
(c) Llewelyn distrusts Gruffydd because of his happiness.
(d) They lay aside their differences.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Davydd come to London?

2. Why does Llelo hide his affection for his grandfather?

3. What was Senena going to provide for Gruffydd and Owain's escape?

4. What relation is the person Simon de Montfort meets to the King Henry III?

5. What does Elen hear Gruffydd is planning, when she gets to Gloucester?

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