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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. What notable person does not attend Joanna's marriage ceremony?
(a) Her brother, Richard.
(b) Her stepmother, Isabelle.
(c) Her uncle, Will.
(d) Her father, King John.

2. What is unusual about Joanna's labor that causes those caring for her to fear for her life in Chapter 24?
(a) The labor pains were weak, delaying the delivery.
(b) A Cesarean had to be performed.
(c) The water did not break on its own and Joanna bled heavily.
(d) The baby was in the wrong position and refused attempts to move.

3. Who built Dolwyddelan Castle?
(a) The Irish.
(b) The French.
(c) The English.
(d) The Welsh.

4. What does King John warn the Welsh Princes not to do in Chapter 24?
(a) Invade Gwenwynwyn's lands.
(b) Invade French lands.
(c) Invade Norman lands.
(d) Invade Welsh lands.

5. What does Joanna remember the most about her trip to find her father?
(a) It was dirty and uncomfortable.
(b) It was full of uncertainty.
(c) It was a great deal of fun.
(d) It was exciting.

Short Answer Questions

1. With whom did Eleanor team to fight King Henry?

2. Where does Joanna go to visit with her grandmother, Eleanor of Aquitaine?

3. Where do Eleanor and John meet in the moments before John's coronation?

4. What is the name of King John's first legitimate child?

5. Who does Llewelyn capture during the attack on Mold in Chapter 9?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Stephen de Hodnet and why has he come to Llewelyn?

2. Who is Clemence? What is significant about her death?

3. What advice does Morgan, Llewelyn's priest and adviser, give Llewelyn after his encounter with Walter de Hodnet?

4. How do Eleanor and Joanna end up under siege in the castle at Mirabeau?

5. Why has King John had a falling out with William de Braose in Chapter 22?

6. What happens to Llewelyn after he begins the trip back to Caus Castle from Shrewsbury?

7. What does Maude de Braose say in Chapter 23 that causes the destruction of her family?

8. In Chapter 5, who does Llewelyn capture in Wales?

9. What law forces Llewelyn's mother, Marared, to allow her son to remain in Wales and reclaim his father's lands?

10. What has Henry Plantagenet not done that has caused conflict between him and his remaining sons?

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