Shadow and Bone

Multiple Choice and Long Answer questions create ideal opportunities for whole-text review, unit exam, or summative assessments.

Multiple Choice

1. What term refers to stories like Shadow and Bone that begin and end in a similar way?    

A) Linear

B) Epistolary

C) Cyclical

D) Nonlinear

2. What complicated dynamics in the court often create conflict between the characters?

A) Race

B) Magical ability

C) Social awareness

D) Hierarchy

3. What is the significance of Alina being asked to wear the Darkling’s colors?

A) It represents a position equal to the Darkling.

B) It means she is his love interest.

C) It portrays their growing feelings for one another.

D) It depicts her propensity for dark magic.

4. Based on the novel, what can the reader infer about the Grisha and their relationship with others?

A) They are inferior to soldiers.

B) They are isolated from the outside world.

C) They feel superior to others.

D) They develop deeper relationships.

5. What causes Alina to wonder if the Fold is the only thing preventing prosperity in Ravka?

A) The lavish surroundings of the Little Palace    

B) The poverty she witnesses in the First Army    

C) The Darkling’s quarters     

D) The extravagant King’s Palace

6. Which of the following best represents the political inequities in Ravka?

A) The contrast between the First Army and Os Alta

B) Alina’s life in the orphanage compared to her life in the army.

C) The comparison between the Little Palace and the King’s Palace

D) The life of the villagers and the First Army

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