Symbolism, Setting, and Objects from On Fortune's Wheel

Object Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major objects in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Objects

The Falcon's Wing Inn - The Earl gave Birle's grandparents this place before her mother's birth.

The Kingdom - Orien and Birle both live here at the beginning of the story, where the King rules over two Earls.

The Port City - On their journey south, Orien and Birle are careful to avoid this area, a notorious den of thieves.

The Inn's Boat - Birle's adventure starts when she sees a mysterious man stealing this object and rushes to stop him, instead of calling her brothers.

The Rock - Birle and Orien are...
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