Quiz Shine your Icy Crown Amanda Lovelace

Shine Your Icy Crown Quiz: Test Your Knowledge of Amanda Lovelace's Fairy Tale

Plot & Sequence (Questions 1–8) 1. In the opening poem of the collection, what does the girl wonder about princesses?

  • A) Why they always fight dragons

  • B) Why their stories end at marriage

  • C) Why they never become queens

  • D) Why they always lose their shoes 2. What does the princess do with every crown her father presents to her?

  • A) She wears them all at once

  • B) She rejects them

  • C) She melts them down

  • D) She hides them in the forest 3. According to the outline, what do the tree spirits hear at night?

  • A) The princess singing

  • B) The princess weeping

  • C) The king shouting

  • D) The sisters laughing 4. In chapter 7, what happens when the girl reports her brother for pulling her braids?

  • A) The brother is punished

  • B) The adults check on the brother and don't believe her

  • C) The girl is sent to her room

  • D) The sister intervenes 5. In chapter 10, what does the girl do when friends invite her to a party?

  • A) She goes and has fun

  • B) She declines and stays home with a book

  • C) She asks her sister to go with her

  • D) She cries and then goes 6. In chapter 12, what does the princess craft for herself after rejecting all crowns?

  • A) A golden tiara

  • B) An icy crown with sharp points

  • C) A crown of flowers

  • D) A simple band 7. In chapter 13, what does the princess declare to the silent crowd?

  • A) That she will marry a prince

  • B) That she has always been a queen and declares herself one

  • C) That she is leaving the kingdom

  • D) That she will give up her crown 8. What is the final line of the book (according to chapter 14)?

  • A) “shine your icy crown”

  • B) “the only one stopping you from holding the moon”

  • C) “her unconventional happily ever after”

  • D) “you are your own fairy tale”

Character Motivation (Questions 9–13) 9. Why does the princess reject every crown offered by men?

  • A) She is afraid of commitment

  • B) She wants to make her own crown and define herself

  • C) She is allergic to metal

  • D) She prefers to wear a veil 10. In chapter 10, why does the girl kneel before the toilet?

  • A) She is sick

  • B) She is searching for release and control

  • C) She is praying

  • D) She is cleaning 11. Why does the girl wear a fake ring in chapter 12?

  • A) To look fashionable

  • B) To make men respect her boundaries

  • C) To impress her sister

  • D) To hide her identity 12. In chapter 11, why does the snow princess hide her true state behind claims of tiredness?

  • A) She is actually tired

  • B) She doesn't want to burden others with her pain

  • C) She wants to avoid questions

  • D) She is practicing for a play 13. Why does the girl imagine relationships with strangers in chapter 9?

  • A) To avoid rejection

  • B) To feel popular

  • C) To make her sister jealous

  • D) To practice conversation

Theme & Symbol (Questions 14–17) 14. What does the icy crown symbolize in the book?

  • A) Coldness and cruelty

  • B) Self-made power and independence

  • C) A royal inheritance

  • D) A curse 15. What does the “big sister” figure represent?

  • A) A literal sibling only

  • B) An inner voice of self-compassion and guidance

  • C) A fairy godmother

  • D) A strict authority figure 16. In chapter 12, the poem reclaims the term “snowflake.” What does this reclamation signify?

  • A) That snowflakes are fragile

  • B) That uniqueness and sensitivity are strengths

  • C) That winter is beautiful

  • D) That the princess is cold 17. The line “our icy crown is you” (from chapter 16) suggests that:

  • A) The reader is part of a collective, self-empowered identity

  • B) The crown belongs to the author

  • C) The crown is made of ice

  • D) The reader must find a physical crown

Synthesis (Questions 18–20) 18. How does the book subvert traditional fairy tale endings?

  • A) By having the princess marry a commoner

  • B) By having the princess declare herself queen without a king

  • C) By having the princess run away

  • D) By having the prince save the princess 19. The structure of alternating poems with “big sister says” advice serves to:

  • A) Provide a moral lesson at the end of each chapter

  • B) Create a dialogue between pain and healing

  • C) Separate the poems into different genres

  • D) Introduce a new character in each chapter 20. Based on the book’s themes, what is the “rebellious story” the author tells?

  • A) A story about a girl who breaks all rules

  • B) A story about self-acceptance and rejecting patriarchal expectations

  • C) A story about a princess who becomes a warrior

  • D) A story about sisters who fight each other

Answer Key

1. B – The opening poem (chapter 5) shows a girl who loves fairy tales but questions why the princess’s story ends at marriage.

2. B – Chapter 6 describes a stubborn princess who rejects every crown her father presents.

3. B – Chapter 6 states that at night her weeping carries throughout the land, even into the forest where tree spirits hear it.

4. B – Chapter 7: the adults check on the brother and insist they don’t believe he would do such a thing, disregarding her account.

5. B – Chapter 10: she declines the party invitation, preferring to stay home and get lost in a book.

6. B – Chapter 12: the princess crafts her own icy crown with sharp points.

7. B – Chapter 13: she asserts she has always been a queen and formally declares herself one, commanding the crowd to bow.

8. B – Chapter 14 closes with “the only one stopping you from holding the moon.”

9. B – The princess rejects crowns to craft her own, symbolizing self-definition and independence (chapters 6, 12, 13).

10. B – Chapter 10 describes her kneeling before a toilet, searching for release, feeling she has control over nothing else in life except this act.

11. B – Chapter 12: she wears a fake ring because it’s the only boundary men seem to respect.

12. B – Chapter 11: she hides her true state behind claims of tiredness, masking her pain.

13. A – Chapter 9: she imagines relationships with strangers to avoid rejection.

14. B – The crown is self-made and represents self-empowerment and independence, as seen in the princess’s story.

15. B – The big sister offers compassionate advice, serving as an inner voice of self-worth and guidance throughout the book.

16. B – Reclaiming “snowflake” turns a derogatory label into a symbol of unique strength and sensitivity.

17. A – The line “our icy crown is you” (assembled from fragments) suggests the reader is part of a collective, self-empowered identity.

18. B – The princess declares herself queen without a king, rejecting the traditional requirement and redefining her own happily ever after.

19. B – The alternating structure creates a dialogue between the girl’s painful experiences and the big sister’s healing advice, showing the journey from struggle to self-acceptance.

20. B – The book’s overarching narrative is about self-acceptance, rejecting patriarchal expectations, and reclaiming one’s own power, as seen in the princess’s story and the big sister’s guidance.

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