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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 Miri present to Olana?

2. What will Miri's Pa not let her do?

3. With whom does Miri decide to try out her quarry-speech?

4. What does Britta admit about her working in the quarry?

5. With whom does Miri bond?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Miri decide to do one day when the other girls go outside?

2. What does Miri explain to Britta about spring holiday and what do they talk about concerning quarry speech?

3. Why is Miri sent to the closet and what is her experience there like?

4. What does Miri hear some other girls discussing about her, and what does Miri think?

5. What happens when Miri tries to be a trader?

6. What do the girls do to tell the villagers about their experience in the academy so far and about what does Miri speak to Peder?

7. What do Marda and Miri do and what does Miri tell Marda she wants to do?

8. What does Miri receive from Peder and what is her reaction?

9. Who is Britta?

10. Why did Miri feel isolated from other girls her age and how is being at the academy changing that?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Miri's sense of fairness is very strong during the testing. As a competitor the smartest thing for her to do would be to let the others fend for themselves, but she cannot abandon her friends, especially since she believes they all deserve to go to the ball. At first only she is helping, but eventually all the girls are helping each other using quarry-speech. Miri is not only incredibly fair and selfless, she inspires the same feelings in others--even when Katar struggles on a question Miri helps her, though she must debate with herself for a moment before she does. The twist of the girls voting for their own princess works in Miri's favor, and is a very fair way for Olana to choose the princess---the girl will need to be able to interact well with the public.

1. Do you think it was right for Miri to help the others with their test? Why or why not? Use examples from the text and your own experiences to support your answer.

2. Discuss what Miri helping Katar says about her as a person. Use examples from the text and your own experiences to support your answer.

3. Do you think Miri helps the others in order to win the title of Academy Princess? Why or why not? Use examples from the text and your own experiences to support your answer.

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

Princess Academy belongs to the fantasy genre. Discuss the following:

1. Define the literary term "genre" and give several examples of three other genres in addition to the fantasy genre.

2. Discuss two reasons why it might be useful to label a text by genre and two reasons it might be disadvantageous to label a text by genre.

3. What do you think is the difference between a fantasy and a historical novel mystery?

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