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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Eleanor of Aquitaine prefer that John be king over Arthur, as she states in Chapter 8?

2. Who is Marared?

3. Who is openly hostile to Joanna upon her arrival in Wales?

4. Who is Stephen Langton?

5. Who decides Gwenwynwyn's imprisonment is the perfect time to invade his lands in Chapter 24?

Short Essay Questions

1. In the six or seven years that Llewleyn has been back in Wales, what territories has he managed to capture? Why?

2. Why does Llewelyn defy King John and attack Lower Powys after the arrest of Gwenwynwyn, the Prince of Lower Powys?

3. Why does John continuously scheme against his brother Richard? Why does Eleanor of Aquitaine discourage this?

4. Why does King John feel that a marriage to Llewleyn ab Iorwerth will provide Joanna with a title she would not be able to secure in any other way?

5. What gift does Joanna want to give to Llewelyn that she cannot wait until morning to deliver?

6. What has Henry Plantagenet not done that has caused conflict between him and his remaining sons?

7. How does Joanna feel when she learns that her father has married and plans to bring his new wife to Westminster Palace where Joanna is currently living?

8. What happens to Llewelyn after he begins the trip back to Caus Castle from Shrewsbury?

9. What conflict does the death of Henry Planatenet's heir cause?

10. What advice does Morgan, Llewelyn's priest and adviser, give Llewelyn after his encounter with Walter de Hodnet?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who is Eleanor of Aquitaine? Why was she in prison for many years? Who was her first husband? Who was her second husband? Why did Eleanor have her first marriage annulled? Why did Eleanor humiliate her second husband? What was the result of that humiliation? Why does Eleanor encourage Richard to make John his heir instead of Richard's own child, Arthur? What does Joanna think of Eleanor upon their first meeting? Why does Arthur attempt to kidnap Eleanor? How does John save her?

Essay Topic 2

Define the following and list examples from the novel:

1) Metaphor

2) Symbolism

3) Objects

4) Character Motivation.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the history of the novel. How accurate is the history of this novel? How close to the reality of the life of Llewelyn is the writer? Was there really a Joanna? Was she really the daughter of King John? How many facts about Joanna's life did the writer get accurate? What parts of Joanna's life are left unknown to history? What has the writer done with these parts of Joanna's life? What about Llewelyn? Was there really a Llewelyn? Did Llewelyn marry a woman named Joanna? What was the real Llewelyn's impact on the history of Wales?

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