Thursday, May 2, 2013

Dealing with Dragons by Patricia Wrede

Chapter 1

Why does Princess Cimorene decide to run away from home?

Vocabulary:
disposition (2)
heritage (5)
proper (7)

Chapters 2 - 3

Why would the princess pretend to sprain her ankle?  How does this solve her problem?

Vocabulary:
hovel (14)
intricate (22)
dignity (25)
casual (37)

Chapter 4

What might the wizard be up to?  Why does this upset the dragons so much?

Vocabulary:
snide (46)
embroidered (49)
proposal (55)

Chapters 5 - 6

What information are the wizards gathering?  How did they get information from the princess?

Vocabulary:
interpret (58)
precise (60)
haughty (63)
escort (82)
vacant (85)

Chapters 7 - 8

Explain the circumstances that lead the princess to killing the bird.  What would it have done with her if she had not?

Vocabulary:
eerie (96)
gnome (104)
assumption (106)
forfeit (111)

Chapter 9

How do Thendril and Cimorene deal with the jinn?  What do they get out of the encounter?

Vocabulary:
insist (116)
sternly (119)
senority (122)

Chapter 10

What is different about the vally where the princesses pick feverfew?

Vocabulary:
intensity (129)
stalling (136)
inaudible (139)

Chapter 11

Why was the plant so important?  Do you think the stone prince will be of help in the story?  How?

Vocabulary:
strenuous (146)
recuperate (150)
urgent (154)

Chapters 12 - 13

If the princess and the stone prince cannot stop the wizards, what will happen?

Vocabulary:
culprit (164)
coronation (165)
revelation (174)
edible (180)

Chapters 14 - 15

What are we supposed to learn about "being improper" from this story?

Vocabulary:
demeaning (188)
scorch (191)
futile (199)
consorting (202)

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