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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. According to Noggle, what is the meaning of a shower of falling stars in the last hour of a night?

2. Insweal is described as the Isle of what in Chapter 4?

3. Who is the High King Eldred's grandmother?

4. Who cleans off Jude's face after the mock war in Chapter 9?

5. How are Brambleweft's feet described in Chapter 15?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened when Jude was ten and she and her sisters ran away?

2. What do Prince Cardan and his friends do when they encounter Jude and Taryn eating lunch in Chapter 4?

3. How is the narrative related in the main body of the book? Why is this important?

4. What mission does Jude set out to accomplish for Prince Dain in Chapter 12? Where does she go?

5. How are Jude and Taryn similar? How are they different?

6. How is Jude's character established in Chapter 2? What information does the reader learn about Jude?

7. How does Jude perceive Oriana?

8. How is Prince Cardan's character introduced in Chapter 3? What does the reader learn about Cardan?

9. How is the theme of deceit highlighted in Chapter 10?

10. What literary allusion appears in Chapter 12? What is its significance?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss Jude's plot for the High Crown in the novel. How does Jude enact her plan? Who assists her? What is the outcome of Jude's plan as it comes to fruition?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the importance of the tournament for Jude in the novel. Why does Jude want to participate in the tournament so badly? What stands in her way? How does Jude overcome these obstacles?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the author's use of foreshadowing and red herrings in The Cruel Prince. Give one example of each and discuss the following: What is the clue foretelling? Is the clue correct or misleading? Why does the author insert this clue in the text?

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