The Princess and the Tin Box Quiz

The princess owns toys made of

• china

• linen

• wood

• diamonds

The idea that the princess throws pearls, not rice, at her brother's wedding shows how

• foolish the princess can be

• costly a wedding can be

• spoiled the princess is

• wealthy her brother is

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Which words from the parody imitate the typical description of a fairy-tale hero?

• "strongest and handsomest"

• "made of a thousand diamonds"

• "roared with disdainful laughter"

• "the son of a poor king"

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The unexpected villains in the fairy-tale parody are

• poor royals

• mining engineers

• snobbish princes

• dragons and wizards

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The handsomest prince brings a cheap gift because he

• uses most of his money to buy a plow horse

• fears the dragon that guards the jeweled gifts

• comes from a kingdom that has lost its riches

• waits until the last minute to find a gift

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Why does the princess show interest in the tin box?

• She is being polite.

• It looks expensive.

• The box holds jewels.

• She has never seen tin.

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What does the princess plan to out in the gift she chooses?

• feldspar

• gems

• toys

• nightingales

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The princess marries the prince who

• is strongest and handsomest

• spent the most money on her gift

• brought her favorite gift

• the most at the tin box

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The author wants readers to predict that the princess will

• lose all of her riches

• learn a lesson

• choose the poor prince

• live happily ever after

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What is the meaning of the sentence that the author wants people to copy on the blackboard?

• I must have aluminium to create a necklace for myself.

• I want worthless rocks instead of expensive jewelry.

• I would like fairy-tale items instead of objects from real-life.

• I need expensive objects instead of hunks of aluminium.

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