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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. Who prevented Henry from imprisoning Simon and Nell?

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

3. Why does Davydd come to London?

4. Whom does Senena convince her husband's supporters to oppose?

5. Why is Henry angry with Simon?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who are Llelo's parents, and what status does this give him?

2. What happens to Llelo when Senena attempts to rescue her husband and son?

3. What happens when Gruffydd and Owain try to escape from captivity?

4. What does Llelo talk about with his grandfather?

5. Who attends Llewelyn and Owain's surrender to King Henry?

6. How does King Henry respond when it becomes clear that his sister is not pregnant?

7. What is Llewelyn's response to Johanna's death?

8. Describe Davydd's war with Senena and her supporters.

9. Why is Henry unhappy about Nell's marriage to Simon?

10. Why does Henry go to war with France?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In what ways is this book relevant to contemporary readers? What contemporary issues are in play in the book, and how would the book contribute to contemporary discussion? Cite specific discussions from contemporary sources, and cite specific instances from the book, that describe its contemporary relevance.

Essay Topic 2

What tradeoffs would have been required for the Oxford Provisions to have taken effect? If there is a lesson in the war Simon waged to enforce them, what is it?

Essay Topic 3

Use this book as a meditation on the value of a five-star rating system. Is a five-star system sufficient to a book like this? Would you need to have sub-topics for the rating system, for plot, characterization, language, etc? What other sub-topics would you need? What value or importance gets lost in a five-star scale? Design a scale that would be better for this book.

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