Ch. 1-5
The setting is in a village called Stilts. Why is it called that?
The high stilt buildings that were built there.
What is the purpose of the rite of Queenstrial?
To bring forth the most talented daughters to wed the most noble son.
Why does Cal sneak out (dressed as a commoner)?
He sneaks out because he will be king one day and he believes a king should know his people.
Why does prince Maven want to join the Guard?
He thinks the world is wrong. He thinks what his father has done and brother will do is wrong. He thinks the war is foolish, and that the Silvers did not give as much to the war as the Reds.
Who lives in Gray Town?
Techies. They make lights, cameras, video screens, guns, bullets, bombs, ships, and transports. They keep power running and the water clean. They do everything the Silvers need.
Kilorn shows up to Mare's house after Mare went to bed. He had been crying. Why was he crying?
Kilorn's master fell ill and Kilorn lost his apprenticeship. Now they will send him to war.
What is Mare's nickname?
Little Lightning Girl
Mare goes home to visit. Cal takes her. What news did she discover when arriving home?
She receives news that her brother, Shade, died before the discharge papers came. He tried to run away and was executed.
When Mare and Evangeline were fighting, Mare gets cut and her RED blood is drawn. What happens?
Maven escorts her from the room. A healer approaches but Cal blocks his way.
King Tieberias is terribly angry after the terrorist attack at the ball. What does he say he will do?
He says the Reds will be brought to justice. And they will die.
Who saves Mare from the fountain?
Gisa does.
What is Mare's new name?
Lady Mareena Titanos
Why do Mare's instincts tell her not to turn her back on Maven?
She thinks he is hiding something. She just isn't sure of what it is.
Why does Cal know on Mare's door that night?
He wants to teach Mare how to dance.
Why does the flag on Mare's porch in the red village have a black stripe through one of the stars?
It is in honor of her brother, Shade, who was killed in the war.
When Mare returns home she reads her brother Shade's letters. What does she think Shade knew about before he left for war?
Mare thinks Shade knew about the terrorist attack before it happened. She also thinks Shade is a Scarlet Guard.
What is the Choke?
It is flat land pocked with craters from falling bombs. Soldiers in red stained uniforms cower in the craters.
What is Bess Blonos's job?
To make Mare into a lady because she will be a princess someday.
Why doesn't Sara Skonos speak?
Because she was punished by the removal of her tongue for speaking lies, terrible lies (pg 220).
What are Barrier trees?
Trees that keep pollution from traveling upriver.
What did Mare need to pay Farley for transport?
She needed to pay the equivalent of 1,00 crowns.
What is the king's name?
Tiberias Calore the Sixth, King of Norta, Flam of the North
Who is Rane Arven?
He is the instructor, the executioner, the silence. He can reduce a Silver to a Red. He can turn off the power of the Silvers. He can make them normal.
What scares Maven more than dying?
He is afraid of what might happen if nothing in the world changes. (p. 231)
How thick are the dorrs that Lucas leads Mare through? (p. 245)
Each door is a foot thick and made of steel.