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 happens when a girl uses door knocker on a door in the forest?

2. In what bookstore do Zachary and Mirabel emerge in Book 2?

3. What type of scarf does Kat offer to knit Zachary?

4. Who did the princess marry in "Fortunes and Fables: The Girl and the Feather"?

5. When Eleanor goes to get a book for Simon, how long is she gone?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mirabel think happened to Dorian?

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

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

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

5. What happens when Simon tries to take Sweet Sorrows from the Harbor?

6. Where are there doors that lead to the Starless Sea?

7. What does the book "Sweet Sorrows" look like?

8. Where does Zachary find himself soon after entering the Collector's Club?

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

10. How many times has Zachary read "Sweet Sorrows" on page 27, and what does he think about the book?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Kat searches for Zachary after he disappears. What type of friend has Kat been for Zachary before he disappears? Why does she look for him after he disappears? What is revealed about loyalty and friendship through her search for him?

Essay Topic 3

The climax in a novel is a literary device where the tension is very high in the narrative. What is the climax of the book and why?

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