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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Tom afraid to leave the prince's room?
(a) He was told by Edward not to leave.
(b) He might get lost in the palace.
(c) He might be discovered and punished.
(d) He might run into someone who knows the prince.

2. How does Edward get away from the Cantys?
(a) Mrs. Canty helps him.
(b) John tells him to go beg.
(c) Father Andrew helps him.
(d) In the confusion of the presentation of the prince.

3. What does the group find in a village as they pillage through the countryside?
(a) Nothing to steal.
(b) People armed with spears and pitchforks.
(c) A barn full of grain.
(d) Everyone is dead of the plague.

4. What clothes does Tom wear for the ceremony in question #53?
(a) Black leather pants and shirt.
(b) White satin.
(c) Seal fur and silk.
(d) A red silk jacket.

5. What does Miles do when he wakes in the morning?
(a) Measures Edward.
(b) Wakes Edward and tells him to take a bath.
(c) Takes Edward to the stables.
(d) Goes to eat breakfast.

6. What is Tom doing while the prince has gone to talk to the guards?
(a) Eating as much food as he can find.
(b) Looking for money to steal.
(c) Sleeping on the prince's bed.
(d) Admiring himself in the prince's clothes.

7. What must the king do in order to finish up the affair with the Duke of Norfolk?
(a) Imprint his seal.
(b) Have the prince approve it.
(c) Set a date for the wedding.
(d) Set a date for the execution.

8. For how long is the prince pursued and persecuted by the crowd?
(a) For about fifteen minutes.
(b) For a half an hour.
(c) For about five minutes.
(d) For hours.

9. What does Tom tell Humphrey?
(a) Tom's memory is faulty.
(b) He needs to change his livery colors.
(c) Tom wants his horse ready for an afternoon ride.
(d) He hasn't been keeping up with his chores.

10. What does Father Andrew teach Tom?
(a) About the Catholic religion.
(b) How to say Mass.
(c) How to read and write and some Latin.
(d) How to read and speak French.

11. What does the person whom the narrator quotes describe?
(a) The burning of Joan of Arc.
(b) The gorgeous banquet room, the food, and royalty in attendance.
(c) A battle between England and France.
(d) A duel between two members of royalty.

12. Who is John Canty?
(a) A nobleman who sets Miles searching for Edward.
(b) Hugo's friend.
(c) Edward's friend.
(d) One of the men who captured Edward.

13. What happens in Tom's dream about a dwarf?
(a) The dwarf tells him he will be king for a long time.
(b) The dwarf tells him where his mother is staying.
(c) The dwarf tells him he will be executed.
(d) The dwarf shows him where to dig for new pennies.

14. How do a group of outcasts treat Edward when he says he is the King of England?
(a) They all kneel respectfully at his feet.
(b) They decide to ransom him.
(c) They decide to kill him for treason.
(d) They crown him with a tin basin and robe him in a blanket.

15. Who has approved the situation with the Duke of Norfolk?
(a) The House of Lords.
(b) The King's Council.
(c) The prince.
(d) The full Parliament.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the royal barge stop on the Thames?

2. What is Offal Court like?

3. For what do Tom's servants prepare Tom?

4. What does Tom examine with his uncle?

5. Why won't Tom use his napkin?

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