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Ranger's Apprentice: The
Burning Bridge by John Flanagan |
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Discussion Questions: |
Prologue
1. What happened in Book 1
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2. What do you think of the last line?
3. What do you think of a man who could set up someone for murder |
Chapter 1
1. How does the author give you their background without being obvious? p.10
2. What is Morgorath's "battle plan"?
3. Skandian sounds like Skandanavian. What do they remind you of in our
world? p11 |
Chapter 2
1. What is special about official visits to Celtica?
2. Why do they pick Horace and Will to go?
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Chapter 3
Add names to the cast list (include horses!)
1. What does the author tell us about swords, why?
2. What unusual training does Gilan have? |
Chapter 4
1. So what is Gilan's story?
2. How did Holt choose Gilan? |
Chapter 5
What does Gilan teach the boys? |
Chapter 6
1. What diplomatic problem do they discuss?
2. What problems are they having with Halt?
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Chapter 7
What do Gilan, Will and Horace find at the garrison and at Pordellath? |
Chapter 8
1. What does the Baron decide to do about Halt?
2. What do you think of Lady Pauline?
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Chapter 9
1. Garrisons and villages are abandons but what really bothers Gilan when he
see it abandoned?
2. What happens when the boys begin to practice? |
Chapter 10
What subject finally gets halt talking to Alyss? |
Chapter 11
1. What happened to Will & Horace when they faced Bart & Carney?
2. What did Gilan do during the fight?
3. What does the author mean by describing Horace's fight as "sea breaking
against rocks"
4. What lesson did Gilan make clear?
5. What information do they get from the thieves? |
Chapter 12
1. What happened between Alyss, Halt & Montague in Cobran?
2. Describe Alyss official uniform |
Chapter 13
1. How do Horace, Gilan and Will meet Evanlyn?
2. What news does she give about the Wargals and Morgarath?
3. Who does Evanlyn say she is? p. 102
4. Who are the "Sea Wolves"? p 105 |
Chapter 14
1. What did Gilan do to the thieves?
2. What does Gilan mean when he tells Will "Self doubt is self fulfilling" ?
3. What is the horses "Code Word" for? |
Chapter 15
The author describes Horace as willing to follow while the Ranger is more
decisive - why? |
Chapter 16
What do you think of Will's decision to follow the Wargals? |
Chapter 17
Should all three of them follow the Wargals? |
Chapter 18
1. What are the Wargals using their captives for?
2. Should the friends stay or leave right away? |
Chapter 19
What does Glendys tell the boys about the invasion? |
Chapter 20
1. Who does Will find at the end of the tunnel?
2. What information does he overhear? |
Chapter 21
Why do they decide to destroy the bridge?
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Chapter 22
What does the king say about Evanlyn when Gilan tells him about Celtica? |
Chapter 23
1. What is their plan about the bridge?
2. What happens when they try to burn the bridge? |
Chapter 24 & 25
Who is Evanlyn?
What happens to her on the bridge? |
Chapter 26
The king sends men out to meet Will, Evanlyn and Horace. Who do they find
instead? |
Chapter 27
1. What is the Skandians' plan now that the bridge is gone?
2. What will become of Will & Evanlyn? |
Chapter 28
Why do the Skandians hide Will & Evanlyn? |
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How does the book end? What happens to Will,
Evanlyn, Horace, Halt, and Morgarath? |
