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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Five, The Announcement: Pages 165-192.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why are other girls NOT talking to Buttercup when she turns sixteen?
(a) She's too stuck up.
(b) They are jealous of her.
(c) They think she's ugly.
(d) She smells bad.

2. Why is Prince Humperdinck upset when he learns that King Lotharon is dying?
(a) The Prince must now marry, but he doesn't want to.
(b) The King's funeral will get in the way of the Prince's hunting expedition.
(c) The Prince will miss the King greatly.
(d) The Prince is not yet ready to rule the land.

3. Why does Humperdinck refuse to marry Princess Noreena?
(a) She's much taller than him.
(b) She's a vegetarian.
(c) She's bald.
(d) She's twice his age.

4. How did the author's relative entertain him during his recovery period?
(a) Reciting songs and poems.
(b) Reading him a story.
(c) Sharing family secrets.
(d) Inventing action stories.

5. When Humperdinck demands that Buttercup marry him, he tells her that he doesn't want her love and will give her what?
(a) Complete privacy.
(b) Any horse she wants.
(c) All the food she could ever want.
(d) None in return.

Short Answer Questions

1. The initials R.O.U.S. stand for what?

2. What is Buttercup to Prince Humperdinck?

3. Although Buttercup doesn't know it, three people in the crowd that greets her in Florin City are planning what?

4. When Buttercup jumps overboard into Florin Channel, someone tells her that she should beware of what?

5. How old is Buttercup when she is introduced to the people of Florin City?

(see the answer key)

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