The prince and the pauper HMH

Multiple Choice

Why do you think some characters are given names and surnames and other are not?

• Some characters are given names and surnames to show they are important, while others are not to highlight their symbolic or functional roles.

• Characters without names are always background figures.
• Surnames are only given to main characters for clarity.
• All characters must have names to be relatable.

Multiple Choice

What do we learn about Tom's character here?

• Tom is a complex character with traits of resilience and empathy.
• Tom is portrayed as selfish and indifferent.
• He isn't trying to act like royalty. He is still himself.

• Tom is a one-dimensional character with no depth.

Multiple Choice

Do you think Tom knows the importance of the Great Seal? What theme does his actions suggest?

• No, Tom does not know the importance of the Great Seal.

• Yes, Tom fully understands the importance of the Great Seal.
• Tom is indifferent to the Great Seal's significance. This suggest a theme of power.

• Tom believes the Great Seal is just a item. This suggest that objects are thing humans give value to.

Multiple Select

What is the purpose of scene 2? Select two answers.

• To develop the plot and introduce key characters.
• It shows that Tom was telling the truth about his father being abusive.

• To provide a comedic relief.
• It shows that the prince's feelings about wanting a different life is changing.

Open Ended

Describe what kind of person Miles Hendon is. What possible themes are introduced by his character?

Open Ended

Describe how Miles treats the prince. Have his feelings changed, if so, how?

Multiple Choice

What elements of drama moves help develop the plot in paragraph 113?

• Setting description, theme, and symbolism.
• Stage directions and dialogue drives the plot forward.

• Costume design, audience reaction, and historical context.
• Character development, conflict.

Open Ended

How is the relationship between Miles and the Prince changing?

​Next lesson:

​Extra review questions: Use the story pages to help you answer these questions.

Multiple Choice

How do the stage directions in paragraph 26 reveal information about the characters?

• F They show what the prince is willing to do to experience something new.

• G They explain why Tom is so nervous around the prince.

• H They help the audience see what emotional turmoil the prince feels in his role.

• J They describe how desperate Tom is to become the new prince.

Multiple Choice

What does the Prince’s dialogue in paragraph 8 suggest about him?

• A He is rushed.

• B He is suspicious.

• C He is kindhearted.

• D He is easily angered.

Multiple Choice

Read about the origin of the word beckoning. Closely related to the word beacon, which is a “sign or lighthouse” This information helps the reader understand that beckoning in paragraph 42 means —

• A yelling at

• B waving over

• C putting away

• D hiding out

Multiple Choice

The playwright wants to add a sentence of dialogue after the dialogue in paragraph 111. Which of the following could correctly be added?

• F “I’m going to sleep on that bed.”

• G “I’m going to sleep at that bed.”

• H “I’m going to sleep over that bed.”

• J “I’m going to sleep beside that bed.”

Multiple Select

What connections can you make between Scene 6 and your own experiences or knowledge? Select all of the connections that would apply.

• I have read about other courtroom scenes and seen them in movies and on television.

• While I am reading Scene 6, I can use what I know about those courtroom-like settings to picture what is happening.

• The setting description says it is the Office of the Justice with a high bench.

• I picture a courtroom because the woman is accusing the Prince of stealing her pig. There’s also a constable, which is like a police officer.

• All of these details are familiar to me and help me connect to the scene.

Multiple Choice

Read the dictionary entry below for the word sly. sly \slī\ adj 1. acting in an unauthorized way 2. showing that you are deceitful 3. doing something playfully 4. having a clever nature Which definition best matches the meaning of slyly as it is used in paragraph 151?

• F Definition 1

• G Definition 2

• H Definition 3

• J Definition 4

Multiple Choice

The playwright wants to add stage directions about the setting to Scene 7 to help the reader better visualize the scene. Which of the following could correctly be added?

• A There is dirt deep inside the floor.

• B There is dirt scattered across the floor.

• C There is dirt lying next to the floor.

• D There is dirt hanging above the floor.

Multiple Select

Explain how and why Hertford’s dialogue toward the Prince changes in Scene 8. Which pieces of evidence from the play supports this answer?

• Scene 8 is when Hertford realizes that the pauper is really the Prince.

• At first he says, “Seize the little vagabond!” to the guards to capture the Prince in disguise.

• Then he begins to think that maybe the boy really is the Prince.

• His dialogue becomes kinder, and he asks about the location of the Great Seal as final proof.

Multiple Choice

The playwright’s use of figurative language in paragraph 179 is intended to help the reader understand how —

• A many people are outside of the palace gates

• B hungry the people in the village are

• C loud the crowd is getting at the coronation

• D tall the people in the crowd are

Multiple Choice

The stage direction in paragraph 182 helps the reader understand the scene by having —

• F Hertford act upset by the news of the switch

• G Hertford inspect the boys to discover the truth

• H Hertford act like he is embarrassed by his actions

• J Hertford appear to be surprised he had not noticed the difference

Multiple Select

Which two sentences show that the character Miles is devoted to the Prince, despite not knowing his true identity?

• A I was not thinking.

• B My father is a baronet.

• C Well, I will be his friend and watch over him.

• D Trust in me and all shall go well.

• E Now I am free, and I am returning home.

Multiple Choice

"Tom takes off the cape."

Mark whether or not this detail helps the reader to imagine the moment when the people recognize the real Prince.

• Yes, it helps the reader imagine the moment when the people recognize the real Prince.

• No, it does not help the reader imagine the moment when the people recognize the real Prince.

Multiple Choice

"Tom throws the cape over the Prince."

Mark whether or not this detail helps the reader to imagine the moment when the people recognize the real Prince.

• Yes, it helps the reader imagine the moment when the people recognize the real Prince.

• No, it does not help the reader imagine the moment when the people recognize the real Prince.

Multiple Choice

"The Prince is wearing rags."

Mark whether or not this detail helps the reader to imagine the moment when the people recognize the real Prince.

• Yes, it helps the reader imagine the moment when the people recognize the real Prince.

• No, it does not help the reader imagine the moment when the people recognize the real Prince.

Multiple Choice

"Trumpet fanfare sounds."

Mark whether or not this detail helps the reader to imagine the moment when the people recognize the real Prince.

• Yes, it helps the reader imagine the moment when the people recognize the real Prince.

• No, it does not help the reader imagine the moment when the people recognize the real Prince.