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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What is Nell afraid for?
(a) Her children's lives.
(b) Her husband's life.
(c) Her brother's life.
(d) Her own safety.

4. What does Henry accuse Simon of?
(a) Cowardice.
(b) Lying.
(c) Duplicity.
(d) Betrayal.

5. What does Henry do to punish Simon and Nell?
(a) Disowns them.
(b) Attempts to kill them.
(c) Forces them to separate.
(d) Throws them out of the church.

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

7. Where does Llelo find Elen when he comes to visit her?
(a) At Cricieth Castle.
(b) At Llanfaes.
(c) At Mon.
(d) At the White Ladies Priory.

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

9. What does Simon de Montfort ask for?
(a) Permission to marry.
(b) Money to raise an army.
(c) Freedom to study in Germany.
(d) The return of the Earldom of Leicester.

10. What is Llelo afraid of at the beginning of chapter 3?
(a) That his father will be unhappy with him.
(b) That his father will disown him.
(c) That his father will have him killed.
(d) That his father will force him to return home.

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

12. How is Henry's war with France seen by the people?
(a) Wasteful.
(b) Necessary.
(c) Unpopular.
(d) Righteous.

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

14. What does she want by this opposition?
(a) London.
(b) Llanfaes.
(c) Part of Gwynedd.
(d) Cricieth Castle.

15. Why are Gruffydd and Senena asked to leave the castle?
(a) They have stolen from Llewelyn.
(b) They have humiliated themselves.
(c) They fight with Llewelyn's other children.
(d) They have disgraced Llewelyn.

Short Answer Questions

1. What news does Nell get of her sister?

2. What is the reason for the English forces' withdrawal?

3. Why has Elen wished her husband dead?

4. How does Gruffydd's happiness with things affect the relationship between Gruffydd and Llewelyn?

5. For how long have England and Wales been at war at the beginning of Chapter 16?

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