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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 does Giddon arrange the night of the dinner with Davit?

2. What does Po sense about King Leck?

3. Why is a fight with Po more evenly matched at night?

4. Why does Katsa leave the dinner early?

5. What does Po have Katsa do because she is feeling edgy?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Katsa feel about Po's fighting abilities and why?

2. What happens with Katsa and Po at the archery range?

3. What does Lord Davit say at dinner the night Katsa meets the fighter, and where does the council meet that night?

4. What happens with the guards of the borderlord, and what does he say when he is confronted by Katsa?

5. What is Giddon doing with Katsa at the beginning of the book?

6. What does Katsa hear about the Queen of Monsea and what would Katsa like to do about her?

7. What does Po learn about King Leck from the merchants?

8. Why is Katsa upset with Randa and what does Giddon tell her about Randa?

9. Where do Oll, Giddon and Katsa stay when they finish their mission with the borderlord and what happens there?

10. Why does Katsa kill people and what does she decide to do about the kings of the seven kingdoms?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss one of the following:

Trace and analyze the theme of power throughout "Graceling".

Trace and analyze the theme of magic throughout "Graceling".

Trace and analyze the theme of evil throughout the book.

Trace and analyze the theme of love throughout the story.

Trace and analyze the theme of being a strong and independent woman throughout "Graceling".

Essay Topic 2

Oftentimes, a book has more of a character-driven plot rather than action driven, and sometimes it is the other way around. Some books seem to balance the two. Discuss the following:

1. What do you think it means to say that a plot is character driven? Action driven?

2. How do you think a plot differs if it is character driven versus action driven?

3. Which type of plot do you find more interesting? Why?

4. Do you think it is possible to have a plot where action and character development share equal time? Why or why not.

5. What type of plot do you think "Graceling" is? Explain your response

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the following:

1. Who is/are the protagonists of the story and why?

2. Who is/are the antagonists of the story and why?

3. Which 3 secondary characters have the greatest impact on the plot?

4. Are any of the characters dispensable and which ones? Why or why not?

5. Do you think this is a character-driven plot or an action-driven plot? Explain.

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