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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. What does Mare compare Volo Samos to?

2. What was the Reformation?

3. What replaces Mare's collar and leash?

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

5. Who designed the sounder device?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is a "lightning alert"?

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

4. Why does Cal finally agree to strike Corvium?

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

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

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

8. Who is Elane Haven and what is her relationship to Evangeline?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Does Aveyard draw from modern politics to enhance her story? Can comparisons be drawn? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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

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