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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. Who are the replacement Rooks while Raven and Jest are in Hearts?

2. What color is the dress that Catherine's mother makes her wear to the ball?

3. Where does Cheshire say he heard the Joker came from?

4. What rumor about the King does Cheshire share with Catherine while they are at the ball?

5. What kind of hat does Catherine choose to wear at Hatta's tea party?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Catherine insist on going to Peter Peter's pumpkin patch to get a pumpkin for the baking contest?

2. Why is Catherine so hungry while at the ball despite the fact that there is an enormous banquet table?

3. When Catherine has dinner with her parents after the King's tea party, why does the Marchioness send the dessert away?

4. Why do white roses grow in Catherine's room on the night of the King's ball?

5. Why does the sight of Raven's shadow sometimes frighten Catherine?

6. During the croquet game, why does Jest accuse Catherine of having been dishonest with him?

7. Why does Mary Ann think that Catherine might find news about the cobbler closing his shop interesting?

8. What irritates Catherine about Margaret Mearle?

9. What upsetting event does Margaret tell Catherine happened at the King's ball?

10. Why was Peter Peter knighted?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay discussing the importance of the subplot between Margaret and the Duke. Discuss how the subplot supports some of the book’s themes and how the author uses the subplot to move the main plot along.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay describing how the author uses the game of chess to develop Jest’s character and to give structure to the plot.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay examining the theme of love and loss. What conclusion does the author seem to come to about the question of whether it is better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all?

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