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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Ellen initially respond to the question Davydd asks her upon their first meeting?
(a) She slaps him.
(b) She laughs in his face.
(c) She ignores him.
(d) She stares at him coldly.

2. Where does the King tell Hugh in Chapter 15 that he will be imprisoned?
(a) Bristol Castle.
(b) Chester Castle.
(c) Corfe Castle.
(d) Dolwyddelan Castle.

3. Who loans Hugh money in Chapter 14?
(a) Asher Ben Issac.
(b) Ben Issac Asher.
(c) Issac Ben Asher.
(d) Issac Asher-Ben.

4. What happens if Llewelyn were to agree to do homage to King Edward?
(a) He would be highly respected by all members of society.
(b) He would look weak to his enemies and to the king.
(c) He would avoid being sent to jail.
(d) He would be allowed to live in the castle again.

5. How does Tertian fever affect people?
(a) It returns every three days.
(b) It makes people break out in large hives.
(c) It turns skin a dark yellow.
(d) It dehydrates people through sweating too much.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Edward interpret that God wants him to do?

2. In what castle does King Edward want Llewelyn to swear homage in?

3. After hearing the confession of who was behind the plot to murder him, Llewelyn burns Gruffydd's castle at ________ to the ground and claims the Powys lands.

4. What genre is this book?

5. Why do knights begin to leave Bran, one-by-one in Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Davydd not completely trusted?

2. Who is Arwenna, and what happens to her in Chapter 7?

3. With what actions does Llewelyn respond in hearing the murder plot against him?

4. Describe Ellen's travels in Chapter 12 to meet her husband.

5. How does Hugh compare himself to the King in Chapter 15, and what is the outcome?

6. Describe the battle that the occurred five years prior to the beginning of the novel.

7. How and why does Hugh gain Brian's trust?

8. Describe Davydd's murder plot, and why it does not work.

9. How does Hugh show great loyalty to Ellen in Chapter 15?

10. What happens after Bran leaves Guy in Chapter 5?

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