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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 kind of car does Heather drive?

2. What fruit has the Ghost gathered and brought back to the Court of Shadows in the beginning of Chapter 28?

3. For how long does Jude want Cardan to hold the crown before he can abdicate in Chapter 30?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is crowned in Chapter 30? How?

2. Why does Jude go to the other faerie camps in Chapter 26?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What is the significance of the message carried by the messenger in Chapter 19?

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

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

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?

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