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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. Where is King John's body interred after his death?
2. What, in Chapter 8, does Gruffydd challenge Llewelyn to do that makes Joanna fear that Gruffydd had intended to kill Llewelyn?
3. How does Llewelyn react in Chapter 8 when he walks in on an argument between Gruffydd and Joanna that has resulted in Gruffydd disrespecting his stepmother in public?
4. What argument do Llewelyn and Gruffydd have in Chapter 2?
5. What does King John give to Llewelyn to prove his desire for peace in Chapter 38?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does King John accuse Llewelyn of when they meet in Chapter 38?
2. Why does Isabelle remarry? How does King Henry respond to Isabelle's choices?
3. 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?
4. 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?
5. Why is Llewelyn unconcerned when he learns that King John will be leading an army into Wales in Chapter 27?
6. Why does King Henry ask the Pope to declare Joanna a legitimate child of King John? How does the Pope do this?
7. What enemy becomes King John's ally in Chapter 36?
8. Why are the people of Wales shocked when Llewelyn returns Joanna to her rightful place as his wife?
9. Why does Joanna confront her brother Richard after leaving Lleweyn in Chapter 32?
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
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 2
Who is King Richard? Why does John attempt to pay a higher ransom in order to keep Richard a captive of a foreign country? What is the fallout of this decision? How does Richard die? Who tells the world that John was named Richard's heir upon Richard's death? Who contests John's ascension to the throne? In what way does this person contest John's ascension to the throne?
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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