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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 Joanna's new husband decide not to take his marital rights on their wedding night?

2. What reason inspired the arranged marriage for Richard in 1191?

3. Who is John de Grey?

4. Why does Eleanor of Aquitaine take one hundred thousand silver marks to Germany in January of 1194?

5. What is the name of Joanna and her husband's first child?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does Llewelyn offer sanctuary to in Chapter 26?

2. In Chapter 20, what right Welsh law does Joanna have that Llewelyn explains to her after she discovers his infidelity?

3. For what reason has Llewelyn ab Iowerth come to live in Shropshire? From where has he come? How does he feel about this?

4. What conflict does King John find himself embroiled in with the Pope in Chapter 19?

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

6. Why has King John had a falling out with William de Braose in Chapter 22?

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

8. What language is spoken at Aber? How does this effect Joanna?

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

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

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?

Essay Topic 2

Who is Joanna? What is significant about her birth? Why does Joanna's mother commit suicide? Why is Joanna sent to live with her father? How does Joanna's father respond to meeting his daughter for the first time? How does Joanna feel about her father? How does Joanna respond to meeting her stepmother for the first time? Why? What does this suggest about Joanna's future?

Essay Topic 3

How do Llewelyn's children react to their new stepmother? Why does Gruffydd treat Joanna with such disrespect? What is Gruffydd's biggest fear in relation to his father's marriage to Joanna? Does Joanna do something to upset Gruffydd? How do Gruffydd's sisters feel about Joanna? How does this make Joanna feel about her marriage to Llewelyn?

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