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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What Silver house are Mare's guards from?

2. In Mare’s speech, what does she say about the Scarlet Guard?

3. Who is communicating secretly beyond the Scarlet Guard?

4. What law does Maven revoke?

5. How is Nanny discovered?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is a "lightning alert"?

2. What does Maven gift to Mare after her speech?

3. Who is Julian Jacos? Why is he with the Scarlet Guard?

4. There are two main narrators for most of King’s Cage, Mare and Cameron. Are they reliable narrators?

5. Who is the newblood Halley? What happens when she uses her power at court?

6. What does Mare do once Maven leaves her room after putting the manacles on her? Why?

7. After the assassination attempt, what is learned about the faction? Who do they want on the throne?

8. Why does Cal finally agree to strike Corvium?

9. What does Cameron note when she follows Cal after Mare’s first interrogation?

10. How long is Mare a prisoner before she faces Maven again? Who brings her to talk to Maven?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze King’s Cage from the point of view of Norta being a utopia instead of a dystopia. Why could some consider it utopian? Cite your reasoning.

Essay Topic 2

Explore why Victoria Aveyard changes narrators. Do you think this helps or hurts the story? Would it have been logical without changing narrators? How could she have done that?

Essay Topic 3

Select one of the narrators; Mare, Cameron, or Evangeline, and discuss how they grow or do not grow throughout King’s Cage. Quote examples.

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