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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 word in Chapter 29 refers to fine parchment made originally from the skin of a calf?

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

3. What flowers is Oak picking when Jude observes him as she leaves Oriana's chamber in Chapter 24?

4. How many golden birds does the bird from the acorn say it must scatter in Chapter 17?

5. Book Two opens with a poem titled "The Hosting of the Sidhe." Who is the author of this poem?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What plan does Vivi propose to Jude in Chapter 23? How does Jude respond?

5. What does Prince Cardan's ring represent symbolically?

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

7. Why does Jude challenge Taryn to a duel in Chapter 23? What happens?

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

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

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

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 2

Describe and discuss the narrative style in The Cruel Prince. From what point of view is the story related? Is the narrative in the present, future, or past tense? What is the significance of each of these choices by the author?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze and discuss the character of Prince Balekin in The Cruel Prince. What are Balekin's motivations? What are his actions in the story? What role does Prince Balekin play in the novel's plot?

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