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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 do the bandits feed the girls?
2. With what does Dan threaten Miri if another incident occurs?
3. Why is Katar crying?
4. What has started blooming?
5. What does Miri ask Olana to do?
Short Essay Questions
1. How do Peder and Miri have a falling out?
2. What does Miri realize about her family?
3. Why does Dan threaten to kill Miri?
4. What does Dan declare during the standoff, and what do the other bandits want and consequently do?
5. What do the girls discuss at the opening to Chapter 19?
6. What does the chief delegate tell the girls and what is Miri's response?
7. What do the bandits want after taking over the school and how do the girls respond?
8. Describe Miri's private conversation with the prince.
9. How does Miri get help for the girls?
10. What are Miri's impression after her dance with the prince?
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. Who is/are the protagonists of the story and why?
2. Who is/are the antagonists of the story and why?
3. Which 3 secondary characters have the greatest impact on the plot?
4. Are any of the characters dispensable and which ones? Why or why not?
5. Do you think this is a character-driven plot or an action-driven plot? Explain.
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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