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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. How many sentences comprise Chapter 1?

2. What color does Valerian generally wear?

3. In Chapter 11 when discussing matters with Taryn, Jude compares life to what?

4. What word from Chapter 13 refers to the practice of protecting oneself against a poison by gradually self-administering non-lethal amounts?

5. Who is the leader of the mock war in Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How are the humans that Jude encounters in Chapter 12 described?

3. How does Vivi differ from Jude and Taryn?

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

5. How does Jude perceive Oriana?

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

7. What different types of conflict take place in Chapter 7? Explain each.

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

9. What are the three pieces of information that Jude introduces to the reader in Chapter 6?

10. What foreshadowing is seen in Noggle's lesson in Chapter 11?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze and discuss Prince Dain and the Court of Shadows. Who are the spies that comprise the Court of Shadows? What is each spy's specialty? How does Jude come to know these characters?

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

Describe and analyze Jude's role as the protagonist of the novel. How old is Jude? What are her primary motivations? What are her weaknesses? Is she a good protagonist? Why or why not?

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