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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Llewelyn find Joanna more than a month after she left Wales?
(a) Shropesburg Priory.
(b) Westminster Abbey.
(c) Brewood Priory.
(d) Fontevrault Abbey.

2. What reason does Elen give for not wanting to marry the man her father has chosen for her in Chapter 5?
(a) She loves someone else.
(b) She does not like him.
(c) She wants to choose her own husband.
(d) She would prefer to be a nun.

3. What does Joanna offer to do in Chapter 27 to help ease Llewelyn's decision to surrender to King John?
(a) Joanna offers to talk the disloyal Welshmen back to Llewelyn's army.
(b) Joanna offers to go to her father and arrange the surrender.
(c) Joanna offers to write a letter of surrender.
(d) Joanna offers to pay Norman soldiers to fight for Llweleyn.

4. Who gives King John directions for crossing the River Wellstream on the day following the feast in Chapter 41?
(a) Richard.
(b) The Prior.
(c) Peter of the Bail.
(d) Brother Thomas.

5. What causes the uproar in Joanna's chamber at the beginning of Chapter 27, an ordeal that Llewelyn swears to never undertake again?
(a) Elen has a bad tooth pulled.
(b) Elen has surgery to remove a thorn in her foot.
(c) Elen has a boil lanced.
(d) Elen has her finger amputated.

6. What does Joanna think will save Elen's marriage and make her happy in Chapter 7?
(a) An affair.
(b) A vacation.
(c) A child.
(d) Blessings from the Pope.

7. Where do Llewelyn and Gruffydd meet in battle in Chapter 4?
(a) Craig Aderyn.
(b) Cader Idris.
(c) Aber.
(d) Tudur.

8. What is the name of the castle to which Llewelyn exiles Joanna in Chapter 12 of Book 2?
(a) Tregarnedd.
(b) Aber.
(c) Deganwy.
(d) Llanfaes.

9. What does Gruffydd find exciting about his first few months as King John's captive in Chapter 29?
(a) The freedom.
(b) The company.
(c) The travel.
(d) The food.

10. Who objects to the plan Joanna conceives in Chapter 27 to aid in Llewelyn's decision to surrender to King John?
(a) Llewelyn.
(b) Gruffydd.
(c) Gwenwynwyn.
(d) Wiiliam de Braose.

11. How old was Prince Maelgwn's younger son when King John had him hanged in Shrewsbury?
(a) Three.
(b) Fourteen.
(c) Just turned twelve.
(d) Not yet seven.

12. What item, untouched, does Llewelyn return to Joanna her first day of exile?
(a) A purse full of coins.
(b) A letter.
(c) A picture.
(d) A wedding ring.

13. Who does Llewelyn meet on the battlefield in Chapter 6?
(a) King Henry.
(b) Gruffydd.
(c) Stephen de Hodnet.
(d) Will de Braose.

14. Why does Llewelyn set out to tour his domains in Chapter 13 of Book 2?
(a) To discourage speculation and gossip.
(b) To show Davydd the expanse of his inheritance.
(c) To keep his mind off of Joanna.
(d) To find a new wife.

15. What promise does Llewelyn force Joanna to make before taking her back as his wife in Chapter 32?
(a) That she will disown her own father.
(b) That she will never leave him again.
(c) She will use her influence to force King John to release the surviving hostages.
(d) That she will no longer divide her loyalties between Llewelyn and John.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where has John been staying when Richard goes to meet up with him in Chapter 33?

2. What gift did Llewelyn make to Joanna on their fifth wedding anniversary?

3. Who escorts Isabella de Braose to Cricieth in Chapter 15 of Book 2?

4. Why does Llewelyn go to see Joanna during their separation in Chapter 16 of Book 2?

5. What does King John spend the final hours of his life doing?

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