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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 Evangeline Samos wear in Chapter 10?

2. How does Kilorn signal Mare at the end of Chapter 2?

3. How many pots of makeup are used in Chapter 9 and applied to Mare's skin?

4. What happens to anyone who tries to avoid conscription to fight in the war?

5. What color is Mare's hair?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was Maven abrupt with Mare earlier when he was told they would marry?

2. Why and how does Mare's father get down from the house in Chapter 5?

3. What news does Mare hear when she is in Summerton?

4. What does Evangline say and do to Mare after Evangeline becomes betrothed to Cal?

5. Why is Kilorn going to be conscripted at the end of Chapter 2?

6. What is used to transport Mare and her guards from the royal apartments to the ballroom, and what does Mare think of that means of transportation?

7. What happens when Mare falls in Chapter 7?

8. What happens to Reds when they turn 18 if they do not have a job?

9. What happens when Mare tries to pick one last pocket in Chapter 5?

10. What does Mare look like when the Red maids finish with her in Chapter 9?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Cal takes his role as future king very seriously. Why does he tell Mare that he does not have the luxury of being selfish and putting his own needs and wants first?

Essay Topic 2

In the novel, some characters are more thoroughly described than others. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in the novel? What is the importance of these flat characters to the story line? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?

Essay Topic 3

Mare has conflicting feelings for Cal throughout the novel. How and why does their relationship change from the time they meet outside a tavern, to when they have escaped King Maven and are with the Scarlet Guard?

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