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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. What was Geoffrey's, son of Henry Plantagenet, title before his untimely death?

2. What is excommunication?

3. Who announces that King John murdered Arthur in cold blood in front of her entire family and King John's guards?

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

5. How old is Isabelle of Angouleme when King John makes a deal with her father to marry her?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does King John feel that a marriage to Llewleyn ab Iorwerth will provide Joanna with a title she would not be able to secure in any other way?

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

3. What language is spoken at Aber? How does this effect Joanna?

4. Who is Eleanor of Aquitaine and why does she come to visit John after the death of King Henry?

5. Who does Llewelyn offer sanctuary to in Chapter 26?

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

7. In Chapter 20, what right Welsh law does Joanna have that Llewelyn explains to her after she discovers his infidelity?

8. Why does John continuously scheme against his brother Richard? Why does Eleanor of Aquitaine discourage this?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

Define the following and list examples from the novel:

1) Metaphor

2) Symbolism

3) Objects

4) Character Motivation.

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