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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. Who reminds Olanda about Miri?

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

3. With whom does Miri discuss Olana's cruelty?

4. What does Miri present to Olana?

5. What does Olana never let the girls forget?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Pa want to name Miri and why didn't he do so?

2. What conversation does Miri remember between her and Peder about linder?

3. What does Pa try to do about Miri and the academy and what is the outcome?

4. Why does Olana punish Miri?

5. Describe the girls' first day at the academy.

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

7. What happens to Marda and how does this lead to Miri learning about why she is not allowed in the mines?

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

9. What are the results of the next test and of what does Bena accuse the fourteen-year-olds?

10. What does Miri continue to do each day, and how does that help her?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Titles often play a vital role in making a person decide to read a particular book. Discuss the following:

1. Fully explain why you think "Princess Academy" is titled as such. Do you think it is the best title for the book? Why or why not? Can you think of a better title? Why would you choose it?

2. How important is a title in influencing you to consider reading a book? Explain your answer.

3. Do you think a title needs to have direct relevance to a book's content? Explain your answer.

4. Have you ever read a book that when you finished, you do not understand the relevance of the title? Does it discourage you from "trusting" that particular author again?

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 "Princess Academy", 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 "Princess Academy". (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

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.

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