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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 once stole a silver pen from Jude?

2. Who is the author of "I'd Love to Be a Fairy's Child"?

3. What color is the Bomb's hair described as in Chapter 14?

4. What does Jude do with the slip of paper that falls out of the Alice's Adventures in Wonderland book in Chapter 14?

5. What is Prince Dain's hierarchy among his brothers?

Short Essay Questions

1. What conflict emerges between Jude and Taryn in Chapter 9?

2. How is Prince Cardan's character introduced in Chapter 3? What does the reader learn about Cardan?

3. What does Madoc reveal to his children regarding the High King in Chapter 5? Why is this important information?

4. What is the importance of the information related in Chapter 1?

5. What is mithridatism and why is it important in this novel?

6. How does Jude perceive Oriana?

7. What mission does Jude set out to accomplish for Prince Dain in Chapter 12? Where does she go?

8. What different types of conflict take place in Chapter 7? Explain each.

9. What does Jude observe that lends light to the relationship between Prince Cardan and Prince Balekin in Chapter 12?

10. What does the tournament mean to Jude? Why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the settings of the mortal world and the world of Faerie. How are they similar? How are they different? Which world does Jude prefer? Why?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the theme of magic in The Cruel Prince. What does magic represent in this novel? How is magic associated with power in the land of Faerie? Who holds the powers of magic?

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