FALLING FROM GRACE
Extension Extended Response
You will complete an extended response on one of the following five topics:
1. At fourteen years of age, Kip finds that life isn’t always easy. Even so, he is a brave and
thoughtful person. Do you agree?
2. Parental expectations are sometimes difficult to deal with. Discuss with reference to Falling
from Grace.
3. Annie says "In our family we used to talk normally." Using the characters from the novel as
examples, how important is it to keep communication lines open in families?
4. Both Ted and Kip have reached a point in their lives where they need to make changes.
Discuss.
5. Feelings of loss and loneliness are experienced by many of the characters in Falling From
Grace. Who are they and why are they experiencing these emotions?
Word target: 800 words.