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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 disgusts Ella when she is around her father and his fiancee?

2. When Prince Char comes to visit in Chapter 23, where is Ella confined?

3. What gift does Lucinda bestow on the Sir Peter and his bride?

4. Where does Ella hide when she is summoned before the Prince in Chapter 29?

5. Which guest(s) at her father's wedding does Ella try her best to avoid?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Ella write in a letter to Char posing as Hattie?

2. Why does Ella become afraid to tell Lucinda to take her gift back? What does Ella ask Lucinda for instead?

3. What does Sir Peter tell Ella on their way home from the wedding?

4. What terrible thing does Ella consider might happen if she married Prince Char?

5. Where do Ella and Char find a tiny pair of slippers? What do Ella and Char do after Ella put on the slippers?

6. Why does Char think Ella is avoiding him when he comes to her home to visit?

7. After finding out about Sir Peter's financial situation, what does Dame Olga tell Ella?

8. Why doesn't Char ask Ella why she wears a mask? What does the Prince confide to Ella in Chapter 28?

9. How does Ella try to hide her made-up appearance after running home from the ball?

10. Why does Lucinda refuse to take back Ella's obedience curse?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the different magical elements in the story. What are some examples of when magic is used for good and when magic is used for bad? How does magic help and hinder Ella along the way?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the curse cast upon Ella as a baby. What is the curse and why does Lucinda cast this spell? Why is this spell seen as a gift to Lucinda but a curse to Ella? How does this curse affect Ella's life? How is she finally able to break the curse?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the motif of deceit. What acts of deceit occur in the novel? Who are deceitful characters? How do they affect the other characters lives? Does truth prevail? Cite examples from the text.

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