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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 item, untouched, does Llewelyn return to Joanna her first day of exile?

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

3. What argument do Llewelyn and Gruffydd have in Chapter 2?

4. What reason does Elen give for not wanting to marry the man her father has chosen for her in Chapter 5?

5. What gift did Llewelyn make to Joanna on their fifth wedding anniversary?

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

3. Who comes to live with Joanna and Llewelyn at Aber, showing a devotion Joanna feels is her punishment for all her sins?

4. Why does Isabelle remarry? How does King Henry respond to Isabelle's choices?

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

6. Why does Gruffydd challenge his father to ride a wild stallion in Chapter 8 of book 2?

7. How are the King's treasures lost in Chapter 41? Who is responsible?

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

9. 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?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who is Isabelle of Angoumele? Why does John decide to marry Isabelle? What does John think of Isabelle when he first meets her? How old is Isabelle at this first meeting? How long does John court Isabelle before they are married? What does Joanna think of Isabelle upon her father's marriage? What advice does Isabelle give to Joanna when she learns that Joanna is to be married?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Who is Llewelyn? Why is he living in England when the novel begins? How does he feel about this situation? Why? How does Llewelyn respond to the attack by an English bully? Why is Llewelyn ashamed of his response to this attack? What does Llewelyn's mother hope the future will hold for him? What does Llewelyn want for his future? How does Llewelyn break free of his mother's expectations?

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