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Holly BlackThe Cruel Prince
Holly BlackFiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2018A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more. For select classroom titles, we also provide Teaching Guides with discussion and quiz questions to prompt student engagement.
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Prologue-Chapter 5
Reading Check
1. Who is responsible for the deaths of Jude’s parents?
2. Which of Cardan’s friends assists a faerie after Cardan rips its wing?
3. Who is believed to be the King’s successor in the upcoming coronation?
4. For what does Madoc refuse to allow Jude to offer herself?
Short Answer
Answer each question in at least 1 complete sentence. Incorporate details from the text to support your response.
1. What must a human do to become part of the King’s Court? What emotion does this elicit in Jude, and how does she hope to achieve a place in the Court?
2. How do the faeries of Elfhame treat Jude and Taryn? What is the cause of this treatment?
3. What comparison can be made between Vivi’s adaptation to Elfhame and her sisters’ adaptation? Speculate as to the causes of this difference.
4. Cardan is described as cruel and haughty. What evidence supports this description of Cardan?
Paired Resource
“What to Know About an Inferiority Complex”
- This Medical News Today article explains what an inferiority complex is.
- This information may be helpful in a discussion of the themes of Truth and Lying and Discovering, Negotiating, and Forming Personal Identity as a Teenager.
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