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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 Vivi love to drink at the mall?

2. What does Jude tell Prince Dain her last name is in Chapter 10?

3. Who is the cat-headed goblin that recites ballads and quizzes Jude's class on history in Chapter 7?

4. What kind of fruit is thrust in Jude's face in Chapter 11?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Jude perceive Oriana?

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

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

4. What conflict occurs between Jude and Valerian in Chapter 16?

5. What is significant about the piece of paper Jude finds in the book taken from Prince Cardan's room?

6. What does Madoc reveal to his children regarding the High King in Chapter 5? Why is this important information?

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

8. How does Vivi differ from Jude and Taryn?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the settings of the mortal world and the world of Faerie. How are they similar? How are they different? Which world does Jude prefer? Why?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the theme of family in The Cruel Prince. What symbolism in the novel connects to this theme? What does family mean to Jude? What does it mean to the other main characters in the story?

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