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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 Prince Dain tell Jude to put on her wounded hand in the kitchen in Chapter 18?

2. There are five basic phases of Jude's plan in Chapter 29. What is Phase 3?

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

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. Why is Prince Dain angry with Jude in Chapter 18? How does she respond?

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

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

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

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

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 3

Outline and analyze the plot structure of The Cruel Prince. Where in the novel does exposition transition into rising action? Where does the climax take place? What information does the reader learn in the falling action and denouement of the plot?

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