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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 helps Cameron begin to feel sympathy towards Silvers?

2. What is a newblood?

3. What was the Reformation?

4. Who captures Mare when she tries to escape?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Mare feel pity for Maven when he makes her face the court?

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

4. What are the nicknames of Mare’s four guards and what is their power?

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

6. Why did Maven have a new throne instead of using his father’s?

7. How does the Scarlet Guard know so much about Corvium?

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

9. How does Mare discover that there was a Scarlet Guard attack on 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

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

Compare and contrast the first three chapters of King’s Cage to any other novel you have read, either in class or for fun. Discuss the authors’ choices of character development, dialog, action, and pacing.

Essay Topic 3

Select one of the five senses and critically examine how Aveyard evokes that sense across one or two chapters.

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