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The Prince and the Pauper Scenes 1 to 6

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 11mins

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 anteroom, what do they decide to do?

a)

go out and play

b)

switch outfits

c)

go get something to eat

d)

wallow in the royal mud

3.

What is a pauper, and what is his name in the drama?

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.
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
6.

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

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 (St. John and Hertford) think that Tom Canty 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 and the constable when they get the reward.

b)

so that the Prince won't need to tell his father about the injustice he suffered

c)

by convincing the constable that Edward was the real Prince.

d)

because he knows that the Prince is innocent and what the constable did was wrong

11.

The drama 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.

12.

Which statement best describes what Edward has learned throughout the drama so far? 

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.
13.

What does affliction mean?

a)

forgetting something

b)

taking a test

c)

sickness

d)

going on vacation

14.

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

15.

When Miles first meets Prince Edward, he thinks

a)

he is kind

b)

he is the Prince

c)

he is mad

d)

he is royalty

16.

What is a pauper?

a)

a funny person

b)

a rich person

c)

a lazy person

d)

a poor person

17.

What does the Prince get accused of stealing?

a)

a dress and shoes

b)

a dresses pig

c)

money

d)

bread and fruit