Action/Adventure Novels Worksheet for the Novel____________________________
Your Name____________________
Describe the Main Protagonist (Good guy).
Describe the Main Antagonist (Bad Guy) or organization.
Describe the adventures the protagonist deals with in this novel.
Discuss whether these adventures are believable by real world standards
of today. Could they really happen or do they border on the realm
of science fiction?
Discuss whether the author has a central theme that could be applied
to the real world or whether he is simply writing a novel for the
amusement of the reader.
Describe three major conflicts which occur in this novel that definitely
make it action/adventure.
Was there any portion of the novel you did not understand because
of a lack of knowledge concerning military terminology? If so, what
was the most difficult aspect to understand and why?
What are the aspects of the novel which you enjoyed the most and
the least?
If this was a novel with a movie-tie-in, discuss any differences
between the two and tell how you felt about those differences.
If you could change any aspect of this novel, what would you change
and why?
Discuss a religious, moral or ethical dilemma which appears in this
novel and tell how the author deals with it.