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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. Of what does Jude say in Chapter 24, "You can acquire it like a fever, but it is not so easy to shed" (297)?

2. What color gown does Jude wear when entering Hollow Hall with Prince Cardan in Chapter 29?

3. What does Madoc say the maker of the sword that he bestows on Jude called the sword?

4. Who is beheaded on the stage by a redcap night at the Coronation in Chapter 20?

5. Prince Cardan is wearing varying shades of what color when he and Jude enter Hollow Hall in Chapter 29?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jude learn about Prince Dain's past actions in Chapter 22?

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

3. Why and how has Prince Cardan's role in the novel changed in Book Two, Chapter 21?

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

5. Where is Jude in the beginning of the Epilogue? Why?

6. What does Madoc gives to Jude before the Coronation in Chapter 19? What does this gift represent?

7. What questions does Jude ask Prince Cardan in Chapter 25? How does he respond?

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

9. What does Jude realize about Oak in Chapter 24?

10. What happens to the messenger that comes to Prince Dain's house while Jude and the Ghost watch in Chapter 19? Why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Identify and discuss three examples of imagery in the novel. How does the author employ similes and metaphors? What are they used to describe? How is onomatopoeia used and why?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the character of Prince Cardan in The Cruel Prince. Is Cardan the "cruel" prince he is perceived as being? Why or why not? What are the principle motivations of Cardan's character?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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