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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the King hope to be able to do with Anna's help?

2. What does Anna do while the children sing to her in the fourth scene?

3. Who is Lady Thiang?

4. The children are shocked about what when they see what Anna shows them in the fourth Scene?

5. The King talks about what when Anna comes to see him following their fight in the schoolroom?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the King want to do when the British Ambassador arrives, and what does Anna say to this?

2. Whom does the King blame for the change in Chulalongkorn, and how does the person feel about this?

3. What does Lady Thiang say and realize after Anna agrees to talk to the King about Britain?

4. What does Anna tell the children the world is, and how does the King feel about that?

5. Anna gets upset about what when the Kralahome speaks to her on the ship, and why?

6. What does Lady Thiang say to Tuptim when she catches her running away from the palace before the play?

7. The King dying of what ailment?

8. What is the first song the King sings as a solo, and what is it about?

9. What does Anna say to Lady Thiang about love?

10. What does the King accuse Anna of being when she defends Tuptim?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Belonging and security are two themes present in this book. Where do these themes appear, and which characters are most motivated by them?

Essay Topic 2

What role does symbolism play in the story and where does it appear? How is the plot altered by the presence of these symbols?

Essay Topic 3

What are some of the key examples of gratitude in this book, and how do these instances affect the characters involved in these scenes?

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