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Leigh Bardugo

Shadow and Bone

Leigh BardugoFiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2012

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Prologue-Chapter 3

Reading Check

1. Why were Alina and Mal sent to the orphanage?

2. What do Alina and Mal join after leaving the Orphanage?

3. What is the name of the creatures that inhabit the Fold?

4. What is the name of the Grisha leader?

5. What do the people suspect Alina of being?

Short Answer

Answer each question in at least 1 complete sentence. Incorporate details from the text to support your response.

1. What are the Grisha?

2. Why are Mal and Alina reluctant to join the Grisha army?

3. What is the Shadow Fold?

Paired Resource

Worldbuilding

  • This article describes how to create a believable world.
  • How is this article related to the novel’s themes of Power, Belonging, and Self-Acceptance and The Tensions Between Enlightenment and Superstition?

Chapters 4-7

Reading Check

1. Where does the Darkling send Alina after discovering her powers?

2. Which of the Darkling’s powers gives     him the ability to call forth Alina’s powers?

3. How old is the Darkling?

4. What is the capital of Ravka?

5. Who does the Darkling say created the Fold?

Short Answer

Answer each question in at least 1 complete sentence. Incorporate details from the text to support your response.

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