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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 Po say about his assault on King Leck?

2. How is Po when Katsa finds him?

3. Who does Bitterblue say she is?

4. Where do Katsa and Po stop on the pass into Monsea?

5. About whom is Po concerned as they approach Monsea?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where is Bitterblue while Katsa is with Po in the cave?

2. How does Po begin to recover some of his self-confidence and where do he and Katsa go in the spring?

3. What is the route Katsa and Bitterblue take out of Monsea, why do they let the horse go and what does Katsa do with the saddle?

4. What do the other people in the room do when Katsa kills Leck and what is Bitterblue's response?

5. How are Po and Katsa reunited after his attempt on killing King Leck?

6. How does Katsa feel when Leck begins to talk and how does she end up killing him?

7. How does Katsa figure out that Po is blind, what does she do when she realizes it and what is Po's response?

8. Why does Katsa begin to teach Bitterblue how to fight and what does she teach her? How does the ship crew help?

9. Where does Katsa get aid when she gets out of the mountains, and what kind of aid does she receive?

10. How do Po and Katsa find a place for Po to hide?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Katsa is shown to want to be moral in that she will not kill the guards if it is not necessary. Katsa is a conflicted character who kills for her uncle King Randa but has been organizing a secret Council to right wrongs in all of the seven kingdoms.

1. Do you think Katsa made a wise decision to not kill the guards? Why or why not?

2. Discuss, with examples, why it appears that Katsa is conflicted about her morality.

3. Do you think Katsa's work with the secret council makes up for the fact of her killing people for the king? Why or why not? Use examples from the text and your own life to support your answer.

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

Katsa is surprised to find the Graced Lienid fighter at the court of King Randa. His name is Prince Greening, and Katsa feels his challenge of her. Katsa feels a flash of excitement in looking at the arrogant Prince and has a hard time in dealing with this. With her role in politics, and power, Katsa is used to suppressing her personal feelings.

1. Do you think Prince Greening's challenge of Katsa is chauvinistic? Why or why not? Use examples from the text and your own life to support your answer.

2. Do you think what Katsa sees as a challenge by Prince Greening might actually be a display of his attraction to her? Why or why not? Use examples from the text and your own life to support your answer.

3. Why do you think someone in Katsa's position has to suppress her personal feelings? Use examples from the text and your own life to support your answer.

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