The School For Good and Evil

Chapters 1-5

Reading Check

1. On the 11th day of the 11th month of the fourth year (Chapter 1)

2. Agatha in the School for Good and Sophie in the School for Evil (Chapter 2)

Short Answer

1. Unlike others in the town, Sophie looks forward to the School Master taking her to the School for Good, where she believes she belongs. She even unlocks her window and sets out cookies. (Chapter 1)

2. Those in the School for Good are called Evers, while those in the School for Evil are called Nevers. Evers are not supposed to refer to them as Nevers, but they often do. (Chapter 4)

3. Those in the School for Evil protest the fact that Good has won for 200 years. The balance is supposed to be fair, so the victories should be more evenly split. (Chapters 4-5)

Chapters 6-10

Reading Check

1. Making a demon come out of her (Chapter 9)

2. Surviving Fairy Tales (Chapter 10)

Short Answer

1. When Sophie communicates telepathically with the goose, the goose turns gray; it gives up its powers rather than help her. This earns her first place for the extent of her evilness. (Chapter 7)

2. The narrator reveals that the School Master is excited about Sophie’s act of evil, showing he is taking a side and foreshadowing conflict related to his character. (Chapter 7)

3. Agatha communicates with the Wish Fish during class. Instead of wishing for a prince like all the others, she wishes not to fail. The fish turn into a girl “[n]o more than twelve or thirteen, with toffee skin and a tangle of dark curls,” who says that Agatha freed her—and then all the animals charge toward Agatha, following her into the school. (Chapter 8)

Chapters 11-15

Reading Check

1. A pen that writes fairy tales (Chapter 11)

2. “What’s the one thing Evil can never have […] and the one thing Good can never do without?” (Chapter 11)

3. The Beast realizes how important her appearance is to her, so he chops off her hair. (Chapter 13)

4. True love’s kiss (Chapter 14)

Short Answer

1. Agatha sees Professor Sader’s paintings and realizes he can move between the fairy-tale world and real world, a powerful ability that can help her learn useful information. She also discovers he is blind, which starts to reveal his abilities as a seer. (Chapter 12)

2. Sophie is taking some of Hester’s glory in the School for Evil. Hester badly wants Sophie to leave the school, which Sophie says will happen if she gets to kiss Tedros. Hester does not help until Sophie reminds her it will help her leave. (Chapters 11-15)

3. Tedros does not want to end up like his father Arthur, who loved a woman who appreciated his looks but did not truly love him in return. Tedros is drawn to Agatha again, showing his actions are true to his inner thoughts. (Chapter 15)

Chapters 16-20

Reading Check

1. Yuba sticks a key into their finger, causing it to glow and giving them access to their magic. (Chapter 17)

2. A cockroach (Chapter 20)

3. A handkerchief (Chapters 16-20)

Short Answer

1. As soon as Tedros agrees to go to the ball with her, Sophie reveals she does not intend to leave with Agatha. She also cruelly states she has “a prince.” Sophie demonstrates fickle kindness toward her friend, using her when needed and focusing on her own selfish desires instead of Agatha’s needs. (Chapters 17-19)

2. Agatha sees books about prophecy in Professor Sader’s room. Combining that with her previous insights about him, she thinks he is a seer who can foretell the future. (Chapter 20)

Chapters 21-25

Reading Check

1. Agatha (Chapter 21)

2. Taking her to the ball (Chapter 22)

3. Tedros (Chapter 25)

4. On the well wall where Grimm has been (Chapter 25)

Short Answer

1. When the Sleeping Willows cause Sophie to fall asleep and leave her in danger, Agatha is the one to wake her. As a dove, Agatha flies through the barrier to rescue Sophie from Anadil. She is set on fire, but she manages to fly away with Sophie, and then she turns them both into shrubs to hide from other threats. (Chapter 21)

2. Agatha learns that good goes beyond beauty, but she also realizes she is physically beautiful and has been all along; happiness shifts her internally and outwardly. (Chapter 23)

3. Agatha fights the thorns that trap her in an effort to find and help Sophie. When they are safe from the woods, Agatha also asks Tedros to forgive Sophie, revealing her intention to put her friend above herself. (Chapter 25)

4. Sophie is having nemesis dreams in which she sees part of the face of her nemesis. The dreams make her furious, causing her to act against Evers and Tedros: She cuts down all the trees on the Evers’ side except one special to her and Tedros, and then she carves “LIAR” into it. (Chapters 21-25)

Chapters 26-30

Reading Check

1. Agatha (Chapter 26)

2. Someone froze them in place. (Chapter 27)

3. Tedros (Chapter 29)

Short Answer

1. Fairies are people from the School of Evil, and wolves are people from the School of Good. They were placed in the opposite school as punishment. In the final battles, fairies and wolves help good. (Chapter 26)

2. Beatrix is jealous because Tedros did not pick her, and she gets revenge on Agatha by tripping her. This is a betrayal of good. (Chapter 28)

3. The School Master has been helping Sophie because he sees her as a good match, as someone who is truly evil; he wants her to rule “Never After” with him. (Chapter 30)

4. Sophie steps in front of the Storian, so it kills her instead of Agatha; she sacrifices herself for her friend. As she dies, she says she wants to be good, revealing the depth of her determination to not be evil. (Chapter 30)