Shadow and Bone

Prologue-Chapter 3

Reading Check

1. Border Wars (Prologue)

2. The First Army/King’s Army (Chapter 1)

3. The volcra (Chapter 1)

4. The Darkling (Chapter 1)

5. A Sun Summoner (Chapter 3)

Short Answer

1. They are an elite army that can wield magic. (Prologue)

2. They are best friends and do not want to be separated. (Prologue)

3. The Fold separates the First and Second Armies. It is a stretch of darkness where the volcra live.

Chapters 4-7

Reading Check

1. The Little Palace (Chapter 4)

2. He’s an amplifier (Chapter 4)

3. About 120 (Chapter 5)

4. Os Alta (Chapter 5)

5. The Black Heretic (Chapter 5)

Short Answer

1. The Black Heretic, who created the Fold, is the Darkling’s great-great-great-grandfather. (Chapter 5)

2. Genya is a Tailor; she is able to make small changes to physical appearance. She is part of the Queen’s court and is considered a servant. At the Darkling’s request, she helps change Alina’s appearance, showing the value placed on appearances in the palace. (Chapter 6)

Chapters 8-10

Reading Check

1. Baghra (Chapter 8)

2. Genya (Chapter 9)

3. A book called Istori Sankt’ya, or The Lives of Saints (Chapter 10)

4. Letters (Chapter 10) 

Short Answer

1. Alina has better food, her clothing is bulletproof, and she is able to live in protection and decadence. (Various chapters)

2. Her failures at her inability to control her power cause her to avoid the other Grisha. (Chapter 10)

Chapters 11-13

Reading Check

1. Zoya (Chapter 11)

2. Using Morozova’s stag (Chapter 12)

3. A knife (Chapter 13)

Short Answer

1. Zoya is jealous because Alina is the Darkling’s favorite. (Chapter 11)

2. She becomes angry and embarrassed because she believes he refuses to write back to her. (Chapter 12)

3. She holds back her power so she can remain with Mal at the orphanage. Alina realizes she has continued to hold her powers back to return home to Mal. (Chapter 12)

4. Alina’s refusal to use her powers has caused her to become tired frequently and ill. (Various chapters)

Chapters 14-16

Reading Check

1. The Morozova’s herd (Chapter 14)

2. The Black Heretic (Chapter 15)

3. She is his mother. (Chapter 15)

4. Mal (Chapter 16)

Short Answer

1. Mal was separated from the regiment and never received the letters. (Chapter 14)

2. Mal was worried about Alina but is angry when he realizes she is safe, living in comfort and privilege, and having a good time. He is also angry, and possibly jealous, that Alina is wearing the Darkling’s colors and he dislikes the way the Darkling looks at her. (Chapter 14)

3. In the past, Alina has hidden her identity in pursuit of Mal, but she has decided not to chase him any longer. (Chapter 14)

4. Baghra reveals that the Darkling is the one who created the Fold. He intends to give Alina the amplifier so he can control her power to conquer the Fold and become unstoppable. (Chapter 15)

Chapters 17-19

Reading Check

1. Death (Chapter 17)

2. Butter week (Chapter 17)

3. Kill her (Chapter 18)

Short Answer

1. Mal was worried about Alina and volunteered for a dangerous mission in which his two friends joined him. His friends died, and their mission was fruitless. Mal feels guilty that he was unable to protect his friends. (Chapter 18)

2. The Darkling appears after the stag does and kills the beast. The Darkling attaches the amplifier to Alina’s neck and David seals it so it cannot be removed. (Chapter 19)

Chapter 20-Epilogue

Reading Check

1. The stag’s death (Chapter 20)

2. A red kefta (Chapter 20)

3. The Apparat (Chapter 20)

Short Answer

1. The Darkling instructs Alina to lie to the others telling them that she has been praying and resting while preparing to take down the Fold (Chapter 20)

2. He intends to let the volkra kill him. (Chapter 21)

3. He expands the darkness of the Fold, consuming more of West Ravka as a threat to gain obedience from those who might oppose him. (Chapter 21)

4. Her willingness to spare the stag’s life gives her increased strength, and she is able to release her control of the light to cast the Darkling and his crew in darkness, putting them in danger of being attacked by the volkra. (Chapter 21)