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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 Katsa and Po decide to do?

2. Where does Po remember staying once with Silvern during a blizzard?

3. Who chases Po and Katsa?

4. What does Po leave with Katsa?

5. Who is in the large room of the castle when they arrive?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Katsa when she hears Leck, and how does Po save them?

2. What do Katsa and Bitterblue do when they arrive in Monsea? Who goes with them and why?

3. What does Po say about his blindness and how did he overcome his self-pity?

4. What do Katsa and Bitterblue do on the ship, why does Katsa have control of Po's castle, and what does Po's castle look like? How do Katsa and Bitterblue get to the castle?

5. How do Po and Katsa find a place for Po to hide?

6. Why does Katsa begin to teach Bitterblue how to fight and what does she teach her? How does the ship crew help?

7. What is the route Katsa and Bitterblue take out of Monsea, why do they let the horse go and what does Katsa do with the saddle?

8. Where is Bitterblue while Katsa is with Po in the cave?

9. What happens when Katsa and Bitterblue is taken to the captain's cabin?

10. What do the other people in the room do when Katsa kills Leck and what is Bitterblue's response?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Katsa is shown to want to be moral in that she will not kill the guards if it is not necessary. Katsa is a conflicted character who kills for her uncle King Randa but has been organizing a secret Council to right wrongs in all of the seven kingdoms.

1. Do you think Katsa made a wise decision to not kill the guards? Why or why not?

2. Discuss, with examples, why it appears that Katsa is conflicted about her morality.

3. Do you think Katsa's work with the secret council makes up for the fact of her killing people for the king? Why or why not? Use examples from the text and your own life to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the following:

1. What do you think are the characteristics of a successful novel?

2. Analyze and discuss "Graceling" based upon the criteria you decide upon in #1 and judge if "Graceling" is a successful novel.

3. Do you think the criteria for a successful novel should be different if it is written for adults versus young adults? Why or why not? Would most adults consider "Graceling" a successful novel? What about young teens?

Essay Topic 3

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 "Graceling" 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?

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