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WorksheetsThe palace thief
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
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Class
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1.
What was Mr. Hundert's major character flaw?
a)
he was a cheater
b)
he was afraid to speak up on his principles
c)
he embezzled money from the school
d)
he was jealous of Sedgewick Bell
2.
What is the setting for the majority of the story?
a)
Upstate New Hampshire
b)
St. Benedict's school
c)
Mt. Saint Mary's school
d)
Senator Bell's home
3.
Which of the following characters was NOT a finalist for "Mr. Julius Caesar"?
a)
Deepak Mehta
b)
Fred Masoudi
c)
Sedgewick Bell
d)
Martin Blythe
4.
How did Mr. Woodbridge react to learning Sedgewick was cheating?
a)
He threatened Mr. Hundert's job if he were to tell
b)
He wanted Senator Bell notified immediately
c)
He said Bell should be punished privately
d)
He wanted Mr. Hundert to ask easier questions
5.
What historical event did Mr. Hundert compare his experience when learning that Charles Ellerby was attacking him in competition for the Head Master's job?
a)
He said he felt like Napolean at the battle of Waterloo
b)
He felt like President Lincoln at the conclusion of the civil war
c)
He felt like President Roosevelt after the attack on Pearl Harbor
d)
He felt like Julius Caesar being stabbed by his friends
6.
To whom did Mr. Hundert confide his story about Sedgewick Bell's cheating?
a)
Mr. Blythe
b)
Deepak Metha
c)
Charles Ellerby
d)
Fred Masoudi
7.
What question did Martin Blythe ask Mr. Hundert about his school days?
a)
Did you give me a harder question that the others?
b)
I was supposed to be the one up there with Deepak and Fred, wasn't I
c)
Did you think I would win the contest?
d)
Why didn't you push me harder?
8.
From what point of view is the story told?
a)
Third person omniscient
b)
Third person limited
c)
Second person
d)
First person
9.
How did Mr. Hundert have a hand in altering history?
a)
He gave Sedgewick easier questions so that he could win the contest
b)
He refused to visit Senator Bell and disclose Sedgewick's cheating
c)
He gave Sedgewick higher scores so that he landed a spot in the contest
d)
He gave Sedgewick failing scores even though he had passed the class
10.
What does Mr. Hundert do to finally feel like he had won some ground in the unspoken contest with Sedgewick Bell?
a)
He throws out the pistol given by Senator Bell
b)
He sends anonymous letters to Sedgewick's opponent detailing Sedgewick's cheating
c)
He lets the other boys know that Sedgewick was cheating in the second contest
d)
He spoke out when Sedgewick lied about the school he has attended
11.
What student visits Mr. Hundert at the conclusion of the story?
a)
Martin Blythe
b)
Sedgewick Bell
c)
Deepak Metha
d)
Charles Ellerby
12.
Why didn't Mr. Hundert expose Sedgewick when he believed he was cheating during the second contest?
a)
Because Sedgewick Bell had offered him a bribe
b)
Because he felt it would bring shame to Deepak Metha
c)
Because he did not have hard evidence
d)
Because he felt he owed it to Sedgewick after exposing him the first time
13.
What is the main reason that Mr. Hundert agrees to host the second "Mr. Julius Caesar" contest?
a)
Because Sedgewick offers a sum of money and he will need the money in his retirement
b)
Because Sedgewick threatens to expose a secret about him to the school
c)
Because he felt he cheated Sedgewick out of the win in the first contest
d)
Because he wants to help Sedgewick in his campaign for senator
14.
Why was Sedgewick Bell interested in hosting a second "Mr. Julius Caesar" contest?
a)
He wanted to impress his classmates with how much he had learned since school
b)
He wanted to impress Mr. Hundert
c)
He felt Deepak Metha had cheated during the first contest
d)
He wanted to use the contest to gain financial support for his campaign
15.
What is a possible reason that Senator Bell gives Mr. Hundert the pistol?
a)
He wanted to frame Mr. Hundert for taking bribes
b)
He wanted to gain the upper hand and make Mr. Hundert indebted to him
c)
He hopes that Mr. Hundert will give it to the school's museum
d)
He wanted to get Mr. Hundert in trouble for having a weapon at school
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