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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. Cal’s grandmother says that Mare killed her son, the former king. Why does Mare know that Anabel is lying?

2. What reason does Maven give Mare for revoking The Measures?

3. What does Maven vow to do?

4. What is a "lightning alert"?

5. How do Maven and his entourage travel to the Royal Road?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is the Colonel not concerned about Mare being interrogated by Samson Merandus?

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

3. Why does Evangeline tell Maven to release Mare? Why does Maven not release Mare?

4. Who is Samson Merandus and why is he so close to the King?

5. Why does Evangeline bring Mare to face Maven's court during the party?

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

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

8. How does Mare discover that there was a Scarlet Guard attack on Corvium?

9. Why does Cal finally agree to strike Corvium?

10. Why does Maven think that Cal would be a bad king?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Are the roles of men and women portrayed differently in King’s Cage? Why or why not? Are there any characters that break the rule?

Essay Topic 2

Write a short essay comparing and contrasting the attempted coup in King’s Cage to at least one of the coups and/or passive resistance (such as that of Ghandi and MLK) that the class has researched. Why do you think the coup in King’s Cage failed?

Essay Topic 3

Write a short essay comparing and contrasting how Red families interact (Barrow, Farley and the Colonel, the Coles) with the Silver Houses (Calore, Merandus, Samos). Why might these two types of families act differently? Use evidence from the text.

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