The Starless Sea Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Erin Morgenstern
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 154 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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The Starless Sea Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Erin Morgenstern
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 154 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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 Zachary find to wear when he wakes in Book 2?

2. In "Fortunes and Fables: The Three Swords," what does the youngest son do with his sword?

3. What is the only book on the shelf by Sarah Waters when Zachary looks for books by that author?

4. At the beginning of the book, what is in the basement?

5. What number is written on the bottom of Mirabel's drink cup?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mirabel look like when he sees her at the Harbor?

2. What is thought to have happened to the princess's daughter who had a feather-shaped scar?

3. What happens to the pirate and the girl in Interlude 2?

4. What happens when Zachary is looking at the books from the Keating donation and leaves to get coffee?

5. What does Mirabel force Zachary to drink and why when they get Dorian settled in his room?

6. Where does Dorian take Zachary after they exchange books and what happens there?

7. What happens when a little girl goes into the forest?

8. What does Dorian prevent from happening when he is at a bar in "Interlude 3"?

9. How does the small girl communicate how she got to the Harbor and what she was doing at the time?

10. What is the process to become a guardian?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Mood is the overall feeling that readers have when reading a story. Does the mood in the novel change in different sections of the book? What is the overall mood of the story?

Essay Topic 2

The setting in a book is the place or places where characters live or events occur. Is the setting a neutral background, not important to the novel, or does the setting take on the role of a character?

Essay Topic 3

In the novel, some characters are more thoroughly described than others. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in the novel? What is the importance of these flat characters to the story line? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?

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