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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 old was Jude when one of Madoc's guards bit off the tip of her finger?

2. What does Taryn gather by the Lake of Masks on her way home from lecture in Chapter 5?

3. When discussing Prince Cardan with Jude in Chapter 14, Taryn tells her that Carden is flint and Jude is what?

4. What does Jude describe her mattress being stuffed with in Chapter 2?

5. Who glamoured Jude when she was 14?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jude observe that lends light to the relationship between Prince Cardan and Prince Balekin in Chapter 12?

2. How does Jude's relationship with Locke progress in Chapter 16?

3. Describe the narrative style of the Prologue to The Cruel Prince. From what perspective is this part of the story related? Why?

4. Who are Prince Dain's spies and how are they described upon introduction?

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

6. What is at the heart of the three stories that Jude relates in Chapter 6? Why does she say she does not like these stories?

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

8. How is Prince Cardan treated and regarded by his peers and the teachers at the school?

9. Who does Vivi introduce Taryn and Jude to in Chapter 8? How is this character described?

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

Outline and analyze the plot structure of The Cruel Prince. Where in the novel does exposition transition into rising action? Where does the climax take place? What information does the reader learn in the falling action and denouement of the plot?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the theme of magic in The Cruel Prince. What does magic represent in this novel? How is magic associated with power in the land of Faerie? Who holds the powers of magic?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze and discuss the character of Locke in The Cruel Prince. What do Locke's actions say about his motivations? What aspects of Locke's character make him fit in with the other faeries? How does he stand apart from them?

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