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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. With whom does Miri bond?
2. What does Miri want to work towards?
3. Why does the village decide to raise linder prices?
4. How does Miri feel at the academy?
5. Who is Olana Mansdaughter?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Olana punish Miri?
2. Describe Miri's conversation with Knut and how does that lead to Miri discovering the price of linder.
3. What do Bena and Liana think of the village boys and of what do they accuse Miri?
4. What does Miri receive from Peder and what is her reaction?
5. Why is Miri sent to the closet and what is her experience there like?
6. What is linder and why has Miri not been allowed in the linder mines?
7. Why did Miri feel isolated from other girls her age and how is being at the academy changing that?
8. What do Miri and Britta share at the council meeting, and what is the result?
9. What are the results of the next test and of what does Bena accuse the fourteen-year-olds?
10. What does Miri wonder about what Pa thinks about Marda not attending the academy?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Many readers of fiction place themselves in the position of one character, wondering if they would do the same thing as that character. Discuss the following:
1. Do you think one of the values of literature is to serve as a reflection of oneself? Why or why not?
2. Socrates said "Know thyself." How can reading a book such as "Princess Academy" help a reader to know him/herself? Do you find yourself reflecting on your own character and abilities when reading "Princess Academy"? Why or why not.
3. Choose one specific incident in "Princess Academy" to discuss and compare one of the characters' response to how you think you would respond.
Essay Topic 2
There are a number of interesting questions raised by "Princess Academy". Questions that Hale most likely want readers to consider and think through carefully. Discuss the following:
1. What does the term "author agenda" mean?
2. Name one idea/concept you think may have been a part of the Hale' agenda. Analyze that idea throughout the book and discuss Hale' probable agenda concerning that idea.
2. Do you think writers who have an agenda for writing should point it out in a preface?
3. How often do you think fiction is written with a clear agenda in mind by the author?
4. Research the life of Hale and see if/where his life may have influenced his writing.
Essay Topic 3
In Chapter Fourteen the girls are dealing with their expanded knowledge of the world: they do not want to betray their families in the village, but they now need to satisfy their curiosities about the outside world. Miri knows that the prince may not like her and she has no desire to marry a stranger, but she does want to be academy princess to prove to everyone else and herself that she can be good at something. She has long been disappointed about not being able to work in the mines, convinced she is too small and weak and is a burden to her family and the village.
1. Why do you think learning to read has changed the girls' perspective on the world? Use examples from the text and your own experiences to support your answer.
2. Miri wants to prove to everyone and herself she is good at something. This is called external validation. Discuss what you think is the difference between having to have others think that you are good at something in order to feel good about yourself as opposed to feeling good about yourself no matter what others think. Use examples from the text and your own experiences to support your answer.
3. How do you think feeling that she is small, weak and a burden on her village has affected Miri as a person? Use examples from the text and your own experiences to support your answer.
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