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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. Why does Katsa jump into the water in front of Bitterblue?

2. What changes Po's initial feelings?

3. Of what does Po remind Katsa?

4. What do Po and Katsa take from the battle with the solders?

5. What does Po sense on the other side of a waterfall?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why do Po and Katsa leave for the forest early and what do they see when they reach the edge of the forest?

3. Who returns to Monsea with Katsa and Bitterblue and why?

4. What does Katsa tell the shopkeeper about why she is there?

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

6. What do Katsa and Bitterblue do on the ship, why does Katsa have control of Po's castle, and what does Po's castle look like? How do Katsa and Bitterblue get to the castle?

7. What does Po say about his blindness and how did he overcome his self-pity?

8. 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?

9. What does Bitterblue say happened with her and her mother?

10. What happens when Katsa and Bitterblue is taken to the captain's cabin?

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

Whenever reading a science fiction or fantasy novel, one must become familiar with new terminology that explains concepts or ideas that are not a part of the "real" world. In the case of "Graceling", much of the setting may seem familiar to the reader (i.e. it is in the "real" world), though there are new ideas and terms to learn. Discuss the following:

1. Find five terms that are a part of the world of "Graceling" that occur in the "real" world but are used differently in "Graceling".

2. Define the words as used in "Graceling's" world and compare those five words as to how they are currently used in the American English language.

3. There are ways of learning about a new world or time when reading a science fiction or fantasy novel. Discuss the ways you were able to understand the world of "Graceling". Did you have to look up any words? What does it mean to learn a word through its context? Do you have to do that in this book? Which word(s)?

4. Were there any words you never really understood from "Graceling"? Which ones?

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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