Who is Alyss Heart? What can she do with her imagination? What does her tutor want to teach her to do? Why? What day is it when the novel begins? Why is this an important day for Alyss? Who does Alyss choose to spend this day with? Why? What happens to end the day for Alyss?

Who is Genevieve? Why does her sister want her throne? Why? What does Genevieve do to fight this? How does Genevieve's sister get into the palace? What does Redd do once she gets into the palace? Why? How does Genevieve get Alyss out of the palace? What happens to Genevieve? What role does Genevieve later play in Alyss's attempts to defeat Redd?

Who is Redd? Why does Redd think she should be queen rather than Genevieve? Is this true? What type of imagination does Redd use? How does...