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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. Book Two opens with a poem titled "The Hosting of the Sidhe." Who is the author of this poem?

2. Where is Balekin in the Epilogue?

3. Who was given the orders to poison Liriope, according to the narrative in Chapter 22?

4. Where does Jude bury Valerian in Chapter 19?

5. Where is Rue Silver from?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Jude's plan begin to set into motion in Chapter 30?

2. Who is Sophie and why does Jude try to rescue her?

3. What conflict occurs between Jude and Valerian in Chapter 18?

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

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

6. What happens when Jude attempts to rescue Sophie in Chapter 17?

7. What plan does Vivi propose to Jude in Chapter 23? How does Jude respond?

8. What happens to the messenger that comes to Prince Dain's house while Jude and the Ghost watch in Chapter 19? Why?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Outline and analyze the plot structure of The Cruel Prince. Where in the novel does exposition transition into rising action? Where does the climax take place? What information does the reader learn in the falling action and denouement of the plot?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the themes of ambition and power in The Cruel Prince. What characters embody these themes? How are power and ambition presented as hamartia in the novel? What symbolism connects to these themes?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the author's use of irony in The Cruel Prince. Give one example of each: dramatic irony, verbal irony, and situational irony. What purpose does each example serve? How does this example affect the reader?

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