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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. Who is Anabel?

2. What is Ada's power?

3. Who said “What are you meant for, if not to rule”?

4. Who is overseeing the making of Silent Stone?

5. What do Volo Samos and Anabel Lerolan agree on?

Short Essay Questions

1. How long do the wedding preparations take? Where is Mare during this time?

2. Mare tells Kilorn that she does not know what to do with herself. What does Kilorn suggest? How does Mare react?

3. What was the purpose of the Scarlet Guard attack at Maven’s wedding?

4. How does Maven escape the Scarlet Guard attack after the wedding?

5. Why does Maven accept Orrec’s request that he marry his daughter?

6. Why does Maven use Silent Stone for his throne?

7. What is the protocol for newbloods when they are training and become injured?

8. What is the power of the Silver House of Calore? What is their limitation?

9. Why does Mare panic when she sees Cameron?

10. The Colonel tells Farley that she does not have clearance for Mare’s debriefing. What does Farley do?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the first three chapters of King’s Cage to any other novel you have read, either in class or for fun. Discuss the authors’ choices of character development, dialog, action, and pacing.

Essay Topic 2

Select one of the narrators; Mare, Cameron, or Evangeline, and discuss how they grow or do not grow throughout King’s Cage. Quote examples.

Essay Topic 3

Research current and/or historical events and find a time when children were separated from families. Write a short essay detailing the reasons why this happened and what the thinking of the people or government doing the dividing. Connect this reasoning to Kings Cage; is it similar? How so?

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