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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long was Joanna imprisoned on the Irish Sea?
(a) Twenty months, thirty days.
(b) Twelve months, five days.
(c) Six months, twenty days.
(d) Nine months, thirteen days.

2. In what seaport does King John end up attending a feast in Chapter 41 as he travels with his army in hopes of capturing the Scots King?
(a) Lincolnshire.
(b) Lynn.
(c) Dover.
(d) Barnard.

3. To whom does Joanna compare her own exile at her husband's hands?
(a) Ingeborg.
(b) Eleanor of Aquintaines.
(c) Isabelle.
(d) Elen of Chester.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What causes a falling out between Joanna and Llewelyn in Chapter 8?

2. What promise does Llewelyn force Joanna to make before taking her back as his wife in Chapter 32?

3. Who does Llewelyn meet on the battlefield in Chapter 6?

4. Why is Windsor Castle damaged and in disarray when Joanna arrives for a visit in Chapter 1?

5. Who does Joanna learn in Chapter 9 is to become Davydd's wife when she is old enough?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Llewelyn's decision to confront Joanna and ask her to return to him in Wales say about his feelings for his young wife? What might this foreshadow for the relationship as the novel continues to develop?

2. What enemy becomes King John's ally in Chapter 36?

3. Why is Joanna sent into exile at one of Llewelyn's seaside castles in Chapter 12?

4. Who does Elen marry? Why?

5. Why are the people of Wales shocked when Llewelyn returns Joanna to her rightful place as his wife?

6. Why does Joanna goad Gruffydd into an argument in Aber's great hall in Chapter 8 of Book 2?

7. How does Joanna react to King John's attempts to humiliate her husband after he surrenders before the King?

8. Why is Llewelyn unconcerned when he learns that King John will be leading an army into Wales in Chapter 27?

9. Why does King Henry ask the Pope to declare Joanna a legitimate child of King John? How does the Pope do this?

10. Why does Joanna confront her brother Richard after leaving Lleweyn in Chapter 32?

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