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

2. How do the people of Bangor react when Llewelyn rides into town with Joanna at his side in Chapter 16 of Book 2?
(a) With silence.
(b) With cheering.
(c) With boos.
(d) With curses.

3. What argument do Llewelyn and Gruffydd have in Chapter 2?
(a) Llewelyn's choice to pay homage to King Henry.
(b) Llewelyn's decision not to invade Powys.
(c) Llewelyn's decision to give up his Norman holdings.
(d) Llewleyn's choice to back Louis.

4. How does Llewelyn react in Chapter 8 when he walks in on an argument between Gruffydd and Joanna that has resulted in Gruffydd disrespecting his stepmother in public?
(a) Disowns him and sends him away.
(b) Orders his death.
(c) Exhiles him to Normandy.
(d) Imprisons him in a deserted castle.

5. What does Llewelyn capture in the beginning of Chapter 6?
(a) Castles in Shropshire.
(b) The lands of Earl of Chester.
(c) Castles in London.
(d) The lands of Baldwin de Hodnet.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Llewelyn and Gruffydd meet in battle in Chapter 4?

2. Why does Richard say he did not tell Joanna about their father's cruel side in Chapter 32?

3. For what reason does King John agree to accept Llewelyn's surrender in Chapter 28?

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

5. What territories in Normandy does Louis control as described in Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Gruffydd tell Davydd in Chapter 37 that reveals Gruffydd's continuing unhappiness with Llewelyn's marriage to Joana?

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

4. 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?

5. What is significant about the hostages and the number of hostages King John demands of Llewelyn after his surrender as a sign of good faith?

6. Why does Gruffydd take up arms against his father in Chapter 4 of Book 2?

7. Why does Isabelle remarry? How does King Henry respond to Isabelle's choices?

8. Why does Gruffydd challenge his father to ride a wild stallion in Chapter 8 of book 2?

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

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

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