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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. Where does the Scarlet Guard go to plan the attack on Corvium?

2. What is the memory that Samson makes Mare relive multiple times?

3. What is the Nortan fortress city that is considered the heart of the Nortan military?

4. Where does the Scarlet Guard go in order to plan?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Mare do instead of getting dressed in the red gown?

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

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

7. Why does Maven always refer to the Scarlet Guard as “terrorists”?

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

9. What is a "lightning alert"?

10. Why is Cameron determined to help the Dagger Legion?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Think about one important event in this book. Why is this event important? How would the story have changed if the event went a different way?

Essay Topic 2

Do you believe the familial miscommunication in King’s Cage reflects the young adult audience? Or is Aveyard reaching?

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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