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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. From what court does Dulcamara say she is in Chapter 17?

2. Severin has a mortal servant that is described as always accompanying him. What color is the servant's hair?

3. Who stabs Prince Dain at the Coronation?

4. Where does the servant girl say she was enchanted before being brought to Faerie in Chapter 17?

5. Who crowns Prince Cardan in Chapter 30?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. How do Dain's spies regard Jude when they encounter her in Chapter 22?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the author's use of irony in The Cruel Prince. Give one example of each: dramatic irony, verbal irony, and situational irony. What purpose does each example serve? How does this example affect the reader?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and analyze Jude's role as the protagonist of the novel. How old is Jude? What are her primary motivations? What are her weaknesses? Is she a good protagonist? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze and discuss the character of Vivi in The Cruel Prince. How is Vivi different from her sisters? How old is she in the main narrative? What are Vivi's main motivations? What actions does she take to fulfill those objectives?

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