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

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

3. 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) Richard.
(c) The Prior.
(d) Brother Thomas.

4. What does Llewelyn do that causes King John, in Chapter 30, to begin executing hostages?
(a) Sieze lands belonging to King John that once belonged to Wales.
(b) Made a bargain with the Pope to assasinate King John.
(c) Stole from King John's treasury.
(d) Divorced Joanna.

5. Where is King John's body interred after his death?
(a) Worchester.
(b) Nottingham.
(c) Windsor.
(d) Fontevrault Abbey.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first symptom of the illness that will plague King John in the final days of his life?

2. What news does a rider bring King John as he finishes his noon meal in Chapter 41?

3. With whom does Joanna discover her daughter, Elen, is having an affair?

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

5. What, in Chapter 8, does Gruffydd challenge Llewelyn to do that makes Joanna fear that Gruffydd had intended to kill Llewelyn?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. 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?

7. 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?

8. What punishment does the Pope level on King Philip of France for his continued fight against King John?

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

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

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