Here Be Dragons Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

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Here Be Dragons Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

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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 gift does young Joanna hope to get for her fifth birthday in Chapter 7?

2. How many people in Wales speak the language that Joanna speaks?

3. What is the nature of the falling out John has had in Chapter 22 with a long time friend?

4. Who is Ingeborg?

5. Who is openly hostile to Joanna upon her arrival in Wales?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What gift does Joanna want to give to Llewelyn that she cannot wait until morning to deliver?

3. What are the Welsh laws of inheritance and how do these laws impact Gruffydd's acceptance of Joanna's first child?

4. What happens to Arthur after King John takes him prisoner in Chapter 12?

5. Who is kidnapped by the Austrians? Why does John attempted to pay the Austrians to keep this person a full year?

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

7. In the six or seven years that Llewleyn has been back in Wales, what territories has he managed to capture? Why?

8. What does Henry Plantagenet tell John that causes him to decide to join Richard in his fight for the crown rather than to remain at his father's side?

9. Why does Joanna return to Aber two weeks sooner than planned in Chapter 20?

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What advice does Isabelle give to Joanna in relation to her inability to convince Llewelyn to consummate their marriage? What does Joanna find when she returns to Wales after this discussion with Isabelle? How does Llewelyn react to Joanna's obvious jealousy? How does Joanna react to the presence of Llewelyn's mistress in their home? What does this situation do for Llewelyn and Joanna's marriage?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the history of the novel. How accurate is the history of this novel? How close to the reality of the life of Llewelyn is the writer? Was there really a Joanna? Was she really the daughter of King John? How many facts about Joanna's life did the writer get accurate? What parts of Joanna's life are left unknown to history? What has the writer done with these parts of Joanna's life? What about Llewelyn? Was there really a Llewelyn? Did Llewelyn marry a woman named Joanna? What was the real Llewelyn's impact on the history of Wales?

Essay Topic 3

Who is Llewelyn? Why is he living in England when the novel begins? How does he feel about this situation? Why? How does Llewelyn respond to the attack by an English bully? Why is Llewelyn ashamed of his response to this attack? What does Llewelyn's mother hope the future will hold for him? What does Llewelyn want for his future? How does Llewelyn break free of his mother's expectations?

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