Graceling Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Kristin Cashore
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 148 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Graceling Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Kristin Cashore
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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 Po tell Katsa about Randa?

2. What does Katsa do with the guards after she knocks them out?

3. What does Po think about the animals and King Leck?

4. What does Po wonder about Katsa and Raffin?

5. What does Po call the attraction between him and Katsa?

Short Essay Questions

1. On what mission is Katsa, Giddon and Oll sent by Randa?

2. How does Katsa find out who the fighter was she confronted in the dungeon, and how does her second confrontation go with him?

3. Who pulls a knife on Katsa, and what does she do about him?

4. What does Po tell Katsa about King Leck?

5. What happens with the guards of the borderlord, and what does he say when he is confronted by Katsa?

6. Where do Katsa and Po spend their first night on the road, and what do they tell each other?

7. What does Po say to Katsa about Giddon and what is Katsa's response?

8. What is Katsa's mission after she rescues Tealiff? What upsets her about it?

9. What happens when Katsa is summoned to Randa about Ellis?

10. How is Katsa feeling the second evening on their way to Monsea, what does Po suggest, what do they end up doing about Katsa's feelings?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Characters are an important part of what makes "Graceling" interesting. Discuss the following:

1. Thoroughly discuss and analyze Katsa. What are her strengths? Her weaknesses? How does she contribute to the plot? Is she a sympathetic character? Is she ever likable? Never likable? Use specific examples to illustrate your ideas.

2. Thoroughly discuss and analyze the character of the Po. What are his strengths? His weaknesses? How does he contribute to the plot? Is he a sympathetic character? Is he always likable? Never likable? Use specific examples to illustrate your ideas.

3. Thoroughly discuss and analyze the character of King Leck. What are his strengths? His weaknesses? How does he contribute to the plot? Is he a sympathetic character? Is he always likable? Never likable? Use specific examples to illustrate your ideas.

Essay Topic 2

There are a number of interesting questions raised by "Graceling", questions that Cashore 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 Cashore's agenda. Analyze that idea throughout the book and discuss Cashore's 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 Cashore and see if/where her life may have influenced her writing.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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