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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. Where do Katsa and Po go in the Spring?

2. What does Katsa steal for food?

3. With whom does Katsa discuss Po?

4. Who is in the large room of the castle when they arrive?

5. What makes Ashen realize that she and her daughter needed to flee?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

3. What do Katsa and Bitterblue do when they arrive in Monsea? Who goes with them and why?

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

5. What does Po need to do now that Bitterblue has told them what happened, what does he leave Katsa and why?

6. What happens to Katsa when she hears Leck, and how does Po save them?

7. What happens when Katsa and Bitterblue first arrive at Po's castle?

8. How is Po when Katsa finds him and what does he say that shocks her?

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

10. How do Po and Katsa find Bitterblue?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the following:

1. What is a plot? What are the most important elements of a plot and their definition? Do all novels have a plot? Why or why not?

2. Write a brief synopsis of the plot of "Graceling", identifying where the various elements of the plot occur (Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution or denouement.) Do you find it difficult to identify the plot? Why or why not? What about the various elements of the plot?

3. Identify the major sub-plots and their elements in "Graceling". (The subplots may not contain every element of a major plot.) Do the sub-plots add to the main plot? Why or why not. Are the sub-plots interesting in and of themselves? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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