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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. In Chapter 5, where does Jude take Cardan after his quarters are breeched?

2. In Chapter 9, how many years does Tatterfell say that she promised Madoc for sparing her lover's life?

3. Who is sitting in the High King's chair in Chapter 7?

4. What color gown is a girl wearing when she protests leaving Cardan's rooms in Chapter 10 when Jude arrives?

5. Where is Valerian's body buried?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was Cardan's mother?

2. In Chapter 5, who does Jude discover shot Cardan and why?

3. In Chapter 1, what does Jude say that she did five months ago?

4. What position does Locke request from the High King in Chapter 1, and what does he promise to do if he attains that position?

5. How does the level of debauchery in the place increase in Chapter 10?

6. What news does Vulciber provide Jude and others of the Court of Shadows?

7. What is the Living Council, and what does it do?

8. What does Jude compare sword practice to?

9. What does Jude decide was the purpose of the tunnel in Cardan's room that led to King Eldred's apartments?

10. How does Jude tell Madoc that she was humilated in Faerie from the time she was a child?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Genre is a way to classify literature. What is the genre of the novel and why?

Essay Topic 2

Val Moren juggles for Jude. Why does Val Moren juggle for Jude? What does his juggling symbolize and what is he trying to tell Jude?

Essay Topic 3

Jude knows that someone may try to betray her. What type of betrayal has Jude been expecting? What type of betrayal occurs? How is betrayal different from what Jude has been expecting, and how does it affect her personally?

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