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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. What does King John give to Llewelyn to prove his desire for peace in Chapter 38?
(a) A written apology.
(b) Two thousand marks.
(c) Two English manors.
(d) A prize stallion.

2. 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) Orders his death.
(b) Imprisons him in a deserted castle.
(c) Disowns him and sends him away.
(d) Exhiles him to Normandy.

3. 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) Dover.
(b) Lincolnshire.
(c) Barnard.
(d) Lynn.

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

5. What does Joanna recognize in Gruffydd when he returns to Wales after being held by King John as a hostage?
(a) He is just as dark and dangerous as before.
(b) He no longer wishes Joanna ill will.
(c) He has become gentler and kind.
(d) He is more determined than ever to remove Joanna from his life.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Joanna refuse to accompany Llewelyn to visit King John in Chapter 38?

2. How does Joanna unknowingly save Gruffydd's life in Chapter 30?

3. What illness is King John suffering when Llewelyn visits him in Chapter 38?

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

5. Where has Gruffydd spent the months since the hangings at Nottingham?

Short Essay Questions

1. How are the King's treasures lost in Chapter 41? Who is responsible?

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

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

4. Why does Llewelyn refuse to accept any of Joanna's letters?

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. Who does Elen marry? Why?

7. What is significant about the title given to Llewelyn by the other leaders in his country, Prince of Wales?

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

9. What cruelty on her father's part does Joanna learn in Chapter 31 that forces her to acknowledge that her father is not the kind man she always thought he was?

10. 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?

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