Action/Adventure Novels Worksheet  

Action/Adventure Novels Worksheet for the Novel____________________________

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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.
 
 

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