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The Prince and the Pauper

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where and when does this story take place?

a)

Scotland; 1987

b)

England; 1547

c)

France; 1991

d)

Italy; 1457

2.

After Prince Edward and Tom talked in Prince Edward's room, what do they decide to do?

a)

go out and play

b)

trade places

c)

go get something to eat

3.
What is a pauper, and what is his name in this novel?
a)
poor person; Edward Canty
b)
sick person; John Edwards
c)
poor person; Tom Canty
d)
crippled kid; John Canty
4.

Whose idea was it that the two boys switch places?

a)

Tom

b)

King Henry

c)

Miles

d)

Prince Edward

5.

What did the boys discover when they looked in the mirror?

a)

they looked just the same

b)

their clothes were different

c)

they looked strange

6.
The Prince puts the golden Seal of England
a)
into a pocket of Tom's clothes
b)
on the floor beside his boots
c)
on a chair, in plain sight
d)
into a piece of armor hanging on the wall
7.
What illness do both the King and John Canty believe afflicts their sons?
a)
forgetfulness
b)
a terrible cold
c)
fear of death
d)
madness
8.

No one searches for the Prince because

a)

the lords think that Tom is the Prince

b)

everyone thinks the Prince has become a thief

c)

Edward is not the Prince anymore

d)

the lords do not want the Prince to be King

9.
Miles is kind to the Prince because he
a)
expects a reward
b)
knows that the Prince needs a friend
c)
wants a partner to help him steal
d)
knows that the Prince really is the Prince
10.
Miles helps the Prince escape the constable
a)
to make some money for himself
b)
so that the Prince won't need to beg for food
c)
by running faster than the constable
d)
because he knows that the Prince is innocent
11.

During his stay in prison, the Prince

a)

finds out that his father the King has died

b)

discovers that Tom has already been crowned King

c)

realizes that many of the laws in his country are unjust

d)

decides that more people need to be in prison

12.

The play focuses on

a)

Prince Edward's experience.

b)

Tom's experience.

c)

both Prince Edward's and Tom's experiences.

d)

the Narrarator's experiences.

13.
Which statement best describes what Edward learns over the course of the play? 
a)
Playing in mud is not as fun as he imagined.
b)
Being the king is going to be harder than he thought.
c)
The poor lead difficult lives and are treated unjustly.
d)
Being poor is hard, but it is still better than being a prince.
14.

What does affliction mean?

a)

forgetting something

b)

taking a test

c)

sickness

d)

going on vacation

15.

What does imposter mean?

a)

a picture on a wall

b)

a tavern

c)

someone who wins a game

d)

someone who pretends to be someone else

16.

When Miles first meets Prince Edward, he thinks

a)

he is crazy

b)

he is the Prince

c)

he is a pauper

d)

he is royalty

17.

What question resolves the conflict?

a)

What is your name?

b)

Where is the Great Seal?

c)

Who is your father?

d)

Where have you been?

18.

What do stage directions tell you? (There is more than one right answer)

a)

Setting

b)

How to speak

c)

Where to stand

d)

What to say

19.

What is dialogue?

a)

One person talking to themselves

b)

Conversation between characters

c)

One person talking to the audience

20.

What two things does a playwright use to develop the characters?

a)

dialogue

b)

props

c)

stage directions

d)

setting

21.

What is a pauper?

a)

a funny person

b)

a rich person

c)

a lazy person

d)

a poor person