3. What does Eleanor say will happen if if Alais does not marry Richard?
(a) She will burn the Vexin.
(b) She will see to it that Henry loses the Vexin.
(c) She will purches the Vexin.
(d) She will move to the summer home on the Vexin.

4. Henry says in the years Eleanor's been in prison he's surprised himself by discovering what?
(a) How old she has become.
(b) How much he misses her.
(c) How sorry he is for locking her up.
(d) How sick he is of war.

5. What does Henry think about his kingdom?
(a) How pleasant it is to live in a peaceful kingdom.
(b) How lonely it has been without her.
(c) How much it needs her touch.
(d) How much it has changed since she has been gone.

6. What is Eleanor doing in her chamber?
(a) Wrapping Christmas presents.
(b) Lounging by the fire.
(c) Sleeping.
(d) Plotting against Henry.

7. What does Alais tell Henry about what John thinks?
(a) John thinks Henry does not like Richard.
(b) John thinks Henry is losing his mind.
(c) John thinks that he has done something to upset Henry.
(d) John thinks Henry meant what he said about Richard.

8. What does Henry wonder about everybody?
(a) Whether they all would rather share the kingdom.
(b) Where they have all gone.
(c) Why they do not like him.
(d) Whether everybody needs to be reassured about who loves whom.

9. What else do they banter about?
(a) How the peasants are in a uproar over new taxes.
(b) How poor the crops are this season.
(c) How difficult life is in Eleanor's prison/castle.
(d) How much work needs to be done to the castle.

10. When would Philip add his soldiers to John's?
(a) If John marries Alais.
(b) If John goes against Eleanor.
(c) If John decides on war.
(d) If John agrees to get the Vexin for Philip.

11. How does Henry respond when Eleanor asks whether he ever loved her?
(a) Yes.
(b) Maybe.
(c) No.
(d) At first.

12. As they exit, on what does Henry comment?
(a) How little has changed between them.
(b) How beautiful she still is.
(c) How he can still see love in Eleanor's smile.
(d) How much she still loves him.

13. Eleanor comments that she does not much like ___________, except for Alais.
(a) Her husband's mistresses.
(b) Girls.
(c) Her children.
(d) Maids.

14. What is Eleanor's response when Alais asks her what she said to convince him?
(a) Because she has nothing to lose, she is more dangerous than any of them.
(b) She did nothing to convince him.
(c) She told him she loved him.
(d) She blackmailed him, as usual.

15. To where does Henry invite Alais?
(a) To meet his wife.
(b) To go down to meet the family with him.
(c) To go to dinner with him.
(d) To go for a walk.