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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 is Balekin's personal crest described in Chapter 17?

2. Whose throat does Balekin pierce with his sword when he confronts Dain during the Coronation in Chapter 20?

3. What is Nicasia eating when Jude passes her at the dining table in the morning in Chapter 17?

4. Who was the maker of the sword that Madoc gifts to Jude in Chapter 19?

5. There are five basic phases of Jude's plan in Chapter 29. What is Phase 5?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is crowned in Chapter 30? How?

2. What does Prince Balekin do during the coronation ceremony in Chapter 20?

3. How does Jude's plan begin to set into motion in Chapter 30?

4. What is foreshadowed in the conversation between Locke and Jude at the Coronation Ball?

5. What conflict occurs between Jude and Valerian in Chapter 18?

6. Who is Sophie and why does Jude try to rescue her?

7. What conflict takes place between Jude and Madoc in Chapter 29?

8. What does Oriana reveal about her past to Jude in Chapter 18? Why?

9. What does Jude discover when she opens the golden acorn in Chapter 17?

10. What does Jude convince Vivi to do in Chapter 28?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

Describe and discuss three examples of symbolism in The Cruel Prince. What does each symbol represent? How does this symbol connect to the novel's themes? To what character(s) is the symbol related?

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