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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 does King John spend the final hours of his life doing?

2. What illness is King John suffering when Llewelyn visits him in Chapter 38?

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

4. Where do Llewelyn and Gruffydd meet in battle in Chapter 4?

5. What does King John give to Llewelyn to prove his desire for peace in Chapter 38?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does Elen marry? Why?

2. Why are the people of Wales shocked when Llewelyn returns Joanna to her rightful place as his wife?

3. How does Joanna react to King John's attempts to humiliate her husband after he surrenders before the King?

4. What does King John accuse Llewelyn of when they meet in Chapter 38?

5. Why does Llewelyn decide to go against Welsh law and embrace the laws of the Church when it comes to the laws of inheritance?

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

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 does Gruffydd tell Davydd in Chapter 37 that reveals Gruffydd's continuing unhappiness with Llewelyn's marriage to Joana?

10. 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?

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

With whom does Joanna have an affair at the end of the novel? Why did Joanna indulge in this affair? How did Joanna feel about her lover? When did this affair end? Why did this lover not take no for an answer after Joanna ended the affair? Who catches Joanna alone with her lover? Who sent this person a message suggesting Joanna was ill? What is the result of this person finding Joanna alone with her naked lover?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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