Anna of Byzantium Chapter 19 Questions and Vocabulary

1.      How old is Anna in this chapter? 

2.      Where did she spend most of her time? 

3.      Why did Anna go to the throne room? 

4.      What happened when Anna tried to enter the throne room? 

5.      Who is standing in the doorway to the throne room? 

6.      How does Anna describe her grandmother’s smile? 

7.      Who had issued the decree that Anna not be allowed in the throne room? 

8.      What did Anna learn concerning her father when he returned home? 

9.      What was it that Anna had never seen? 

10.  Why did Anna sneak outside?  

Vocabulary Words:

twinge                                                                                     faring

burly                                                                                        churned

proclamation                                                                           quell

monastery                                                                                hovering

pallet                                                                                       excursion