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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. Where does Joanna go after leaving Wales in Chapter 32?
(a) To Grantham.
(b) To Conisbrough Castle.
(c) To Westminster.
(d) To Fontevrault Abbey.

2. What family member does King John learn has betrayed him in Chapter 40?
(a) His brother, Will.
(b) His son, Richard.
(c) His son, Henry.
(d) His daughter, Joanna.

3. Who agrees to help Joanna in Chapter 8 force Llewelyn to send Gruffydd away after a fight between Gruffydd and Davydd?
(a) Rhys.
(b) Madog.
(c) Gwenydd.
(d) Ednyved.

4. How does King Henry attempt to lure the allegiance of Powys away from Llewelyn in Chapter 6?
(a) By offering money to Powys treasury.
(b) By moving Gwenwynwyn's young sons to his court.
(c) By releasing Powys' hostages.
(d) By giving Powys more land.

5. What does the Pope do that increases King John's unhappiness with Wales and with Llewelyn personally?
(a) Promises paradise to all Welshmen who take up arms against King John.
(b) Excommunicates King John, but not Llewelyn.
(c) Allows Llewelyn the right to appoint the Archbishop of Cantebury.
(d) Lifts the Interdict from Wales and frees the Princes of Wales from the oath to King John.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who dies at the beginning of Chapter 7 after being shipwrecked while sailing from Gascony back to England?

4. Who brings Joanna the news of Will de Braose's fate?

5. What does Joanna recognize in Gruffydd when he returns to Wales after being held by King John as a hostage?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

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

4. Who does Elen marry? Why?

5. Why does Llewelyn decide to go against Welsh law and embrace the laws of the Church when it comes to the laws of inheritance?

6. What story does Will de Braose tell Joanna that causes them to begin an intimate affair in Chapter 9 of Book 2?

7. What does King John accuse Llewelyn of when they meet in Chapter 38?

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

9. 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?

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

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