WorksheetsThe Princess and the Tin Box
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 5mins
Who is the author of "The Princess and the Tin Box?
Guy du Maupassant
James Thurber
Edgar Allan Poe
Richard Connell
This story uses elements of what genre?
literary nonfiction
science fiction
drama
fairy tale
In the last paragraph, the reader can infer that "a hunk of aluminum silicate" refers to ___.
an uncut diamond
a precious metal
a worthless stone
a tin box
The best theme for this story is ___.
what we like may not necessarily be good for us
people value possessions
every cloud has a silver lining
it is better to give than to receive
The author's purpose in using the metaphor "with his boxwood flute" to describe the blackbird is to emphasize ___.
the princess' enjoyment of nature
a contrast to the princess' rich taste
the bird's instrumental talent
the dutifulness of the groundskeeper
The reader expects the princess to select the fifth prince at the plot's climax for all of these reasons except that ___.
she is delighted at first-sight of the tin box
he is the most handsome of the princes
he is the strongest of the princes
he struggled so hard to obtain the tin box
James Thurber's style is most straightforward and objective when he writes ___.
"Her eyes were like the cornflower...and her throat made the swan look dusty."
"Now the fifth prince was the strongest and handsomest of all the five suitors."
"When she was seven, she was allowed to attend the wedding of her brother and throw real pearls of the bride instead of rice."
Once upon a time, in a far country, there lived a king whose daughter was the prettiest princes in the world.
The author's purpose in using footnotes is to ___.
identify his source
compensate for the absences of a bibliography
clarify and explain
refer readers to related sources
In context of the story, the word glutted must mean ___.
pelted
bribed
presented
oversupplied
James Thurber states the moral of "The Princess and the TIn Box" because he expects that the reader might not ___.
understand the plot
comprehend why the princess chose prince number three
admit to his or her own greed
appreciate the satire in the story
What were the princess eyes compared to?
the cornflower
emeralds
diamonds
swan dusty
What made the swan look dusty?
the princess' throat
cornflower
pearls and rice
dirt
What were all the princess' toys made from?
wooden blocks
rubber
china
rare and precious materials
What type of irony is presented in "The Princess and the Tin Box"?
verbal
dramatic
situational
sarcastic
