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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. What happened to Will de Braose after his indiscretion with Joanna was discovered?
2. What does the Pope do that increases King John's unhappiness with Wales and with Llewelyn personally?
3. Who brings Joanna the news of Will de Braose's fate?
4. Where is King John's body interred after his death?
5. What does Gruffydd find exciting about his first few months as King John's captive in Chapter 29?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. What is significant about the hostages and the number of hostages King John demands of Llewelyn after his surrender as a sign of good faith?
3. Why is Llewelyn unconcerned when he learns that King John will be leading an army into Wales in Chapter 27?
4. What does Gruffydd tell Davydd in Chapter 37 that reveals Gruffydd's continuing unhappiness with Llewelyn's marriage to Joana?
5. Why does Joanna confront her brother Richard after leaving Lleweyn in Chapter 32?
6. Why does Gruffydd challenge his father to ride a wild stallion in Chapter 8 of book 2?
7. Why does Llewelyn refuse to accept any of Joanna's letters?
8. What punishment does the Pope level on King Philip of France for his continued fight against King John?
9. Why does Joanna goad Gruffydd into an argument in Aber's great hall in Chapter 8 of Book 2?
10. How does Joanna react to King John's attempts to humiliate her husband after he surrenders before the King?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss two of the following themes in detail:
1) Inheritance
2) Arranged marriages
3) Parent-child relationships.
Essay Topic 2
What advice does Isabelle give to Joanna in relation to her inability to convince Llewelyn to consummate their marriage? What does Joanna find when she returns to Wales after this discussion with Isabelle? How does Llewelyn react to Joanna's obvious jealousy? How does Joanna react to the presence of Llewelyn's mistress in their home? What does this situation do for Llewelyn and Joanna's marriage?
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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