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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. How much sooner than expected does Joanna arrive home to Wales after her trip?
2. Who was supposed to be Henry's heir, to take the crown upon Henry Pantagenet's death?
3. What is Fontevrault Abbey?
4. Who brings an army toward Eleanor's whereabouts in order to take her captive in a fight against King John?
5. Where do Eleanor and John meet in the moments before John's coronation?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. What gift does Joanna want to give to Llewelyn that she cannot wait until morning to deliver?
3. How many children does Joanna discover Llewelyn has and how does she feel about them?
4. For what reason has Llewelyn ab Iowerth come to live in Shropshire? From where has he come? How does he feel about this?
5. What is Eleanor's relationship like with King John in the final years of her life? How does she die?
6. What does Henry Plantagenet tell John that causes him to decide to join Richard in his fight for the crown rather than to remain at his father's side?
7. Who is Eleanor of Aquitaine and why does she come to visit John after the death of King Henry?
8. Why does John continuously scheme against his brother Richard? Why does Eleanor of Aquitaine discourage this?
9. In Chapter 5, who does Llewelyn capture in Wales?
10. Who is Clemence? What is significant about her death?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the death of King John. With whom is King John battling in the final days of his life? How does King John lose his entire treasury? What causes King John to become ill? Where is John taken as he battles his illness? Who does John name as his heir? Who is with John when he dies? For what reason? Why does Joanna suffer regret when her father dies? What change does King John's death bring to England? How does King John's death impact Wales?
Essay Topic 2
Define the following and list examples from the novel:
1) Metaphor
2) Symbolism
3) Objects
4) Character Motivation.
Essay Topic 3
Why is Gruffydd imprisoned in one of his father's distant castles? Why did Joanna set him up to be exiled? How does Llewelyn react when he learns about Joanna's part in Gruffydd's actions? How does this lead to Joanna's affair? How does Llewelyn feel about his oldest son? Why did Llewelyn decide to make Davydd his sole heir? How did this cause Gruffydd to behave as he does? How does this situation compare to John's fight for the crown of England?
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