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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. Who wrote Alice's Adventures in Wonderland?

2. What faerie poison "makes your blood race until your heart stops," according to Jude in Chapter 15 (149)?

3. What does Vivi love to drink at the mall?

4. What does Vivi enchant to use as money in the mortal world?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

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

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

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

6. Why does Jude eat the faerie fruit in Chapter 11? What effect does it have?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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 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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