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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. How is the prince when the girls are introduced?
2. What does Onor stop Dan from doing?
3. Who comes to the academy to ask about the prince's choice?
4. What has started blooming?
5. How do Britta and Miri help Marda?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does the chief delegate tell the girls and what is Miri's response?
2. What does Dan declare during the standoff, and what do the other bandits want and consequently do?
3. Why does Dan threaten to kill Miri?
4. What are Miri's impression after her dance with the prince?
5. What is the bandit leader's plans after the storm abates?
6. How many hostages do the bandits have and how many bandits do the villagers have, and what does Os suggest?
7. What does Miri share concerning her mother and what do Britta, Esa and Frid say to her about her concerns?
8. What happens whenever the traders come and what does Miri receive from Pa for her birthday?
9. How do Peder and Miri have a falling out?
10. What realization does Miri have about her desire for the future?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Discuss one of the following:
1. Trace and analyze the theme of growth in "Princess Academy". Consider the following questions as you write: What characters are most concerned with growth? Why? What are some symbols of growth? Symbols of rigidity? What characters seem rigid?
2. Trace and analyze the theme of courage in "Princess Academy". Which characters struggle with this issue? Why? Which characters seem to possess courage? Why?
3. Trace and analyze the theme of the fulfillment of dreams in "Princess Academy". How did Miri's dreams and hopes change over the course of the book? What about Katar? The Prince? Peder?
Essay Topic 3
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.
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