Reading Check and Short Answer Questions on key points are designed for guided reading assignments, in-class review, formative assessment, quizzes, and more.

CHAPTERS 1-2

Reading Check

1. What does Blackheart call Nimona’s ability to shapeshift?

2. What does Nimona want to add to Blackheart’s kidnapping plan?

3. What does Blackheart insist on following despite being a villain?

4. Who do both Nimona and Blackheart want to kill?

Short Answer

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

1. What is the impact of beginning the novel in medias res?

2. How do Blackheart and Nimona differ?

3. Considering their character traits, what might Blackheart and Nimona’s partnership represent?

4. What motivates each character?

Paired Resource

“How to Fight Monsters”

• This excerpt from Sherman Alexie’s novel The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian examines the role of social norms and expectations in stereotyping as well as defining who is accepted and who is not.
• This relates to the themes Shifting Identity as Queer Symbolism and Ambivalent Morality and Moral Dilemmas.
• How do both Stevenson and Alexie examine social norms, roles, and stereotypes and expose the drawbacks of conforming to rigid social and moral rules?