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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 does Llewelyn capture in the beginning of Chapter 6?
(a) The lands of Earl of Chester.
(b) Castles in Shropshire.
(c) Castles in London.
(d) The lands of Baldwin de Hodnet.

2. Who objects to the plan Joanna conceives in Chapter 27 to aid in Llewelyn's decision to surrender to King John?
(a) Gruffydd.
(b) Llewelyn.
(c) Wiiliam de Braose.
(d) Gwenwynwyn.

3. Where has John been staying when Richard goes to meet up with him in Chapter 33?
(a) Nottingham with Isabelle.
(b) Fontevrault Abbey with Eleanor.
(c) Wales with Joanna.
(d) Ewell with the Knights Templar.

4. How does King Henry attempt to lure the allegiance of Powys away from Llewelyn in Chapter 6?
(a) By releasing Powys' hostages.
(b) By moving Gwenwynwyn's young sons to his court.
(c) By giving Powys more land.
(d) By offering money to Powys treasury.

5. What surprise does Llewleyn arrange for Joanna in Chapter 5 after the wedding of their daughter, Elen?
(a) A new necklace.
(b) A candlelit dinner.
(c) A vacation to Shropeshire.
(d) A wedding night as their first should have been.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who brings Joanna the news of Will de Braose's fate?

2. Where does Llewelyn find Joanna more than a month after she left Wales?

3. How does King John humiliate Llewelyn at the ceremony in which he accepts Llewelyn's surrender?

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

5. What does Gruffydd find exciting about his first few months as King John's captive in Chapter 29?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What punishment does the Pope level on King Philip of France for his continued fight against King John?

3. What enemy becomes King John's ally in Chapter 36?

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

5. 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?

6. Why does Gruffydd take up arms against his father in Chapter 4 of Book 2?

7. Why does Joanna goad Gruffydd into an argument in Aber's great hall in Chapter 8 of Book 2?

8. What is significant about the title given to Llewelyn by the other leaders in his country, Prince of Wales?

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

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?

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