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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 Miri want to marry the prince?

2. To what do Britta, Esa and Frid liken Miri?

3. What does Miri remember is in her pocket?

4. What have the bandits ruined?

5. What do the girls worry will keep the prince from returning?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Peder and Miri interact at the ball?

2. What does Dan declare during the standoff, and what do the other bandits want and consequently do?

3. What are Miri's impression after her dance with the prince?

4. How does Miri get help for the girls?

5. Describe Miri's private conversation with the prince.

6. How does Miri learn about who Britta really is?

7. What realization does Miri have about her desire for the future?

8. Why does Dan threaten to kill Miri?

9. Why are the girls trapped in the school with the bandits and what do the girls realize?

10. How does Miri and Peder's relationship seem at the end of the story?

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

Characters are an integral and important part of almost all novels. Discuss the following:

1. Compare/contrast the characters of Miri and Katar. How are they similar? How are they different? Is there a flaw in each of their personalities? Be specific and give examples.

2. Compare/contrast the characters of Miri and Britta. How do they seem different? Which do you like more? Why? Which one seems more of a well-rounded character?

3. Thoroughly analyze how three of the secondary characters in "Princess Academy" help drive the plot and what their contribution is to the storyline. Are any of the secondary characters unnecessary? Indispensable? Which of the secondary characters are likable? Which are either unlikable or even despicable? Be specific and give examples.

Essay Topic 3

Over the course of Princess Academy, Miri grows as a person in both complexity and understanding. "Princess Academy" might be considered a slice of Miri's larger story of her "coming of age." It might be said that "Princess Academy" is a "bildungsroman" of Miri. Discuss the following:

1. Define Bildungsroman, or "Coming of Age," and give several examples from literature you have read.

2. Trace and analyze the character of Miri as she changes from a more carefree, innocent girl to a wiser, young woman. What are the significant events that change Miri?

3. After thoroughly analyzing Miri's growth throughout Princess Academy, do you think "Princess Academy" could be considered Miri's Coming of Age story? Why or why not?

4. Are there any other characters in "Princess Academy" who go through a Coming of Age experience? Who? Why do you think so?

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