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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Of what does the prince dream when he sleeps that night?
(a) He is back in the palace.
(b) His mother finds him.
(c) Tom has fooled his father.
(d) John Canty kills him.

2. What is the subject of the book which Tom finds to read in Edward's room?
(a) Military history.
(b) Riding horses.
(c) English court etiquette.
(d) History of England.

3. Why do Edward and Tom switch clothes?
(a) So Tom can have nice clothes.
(b) To see if they are the same size.
(c) To see what it feels like to be the other one.
(d) To fool the palace guards.

4. How far apart are Tom and Edward's birthdays?
(a) They are born on the same day.
(b) They are born a day apart.
(c) They are born a week apart.
(d) They are born a year apart.

5. Where does the royal barge stop on the Thames?
(a) At the palace.
(b) At St. Christopher's Church.
(c) No where.
(d) Barge Yard.

6. What keeps Edward warm on his first night alone in the barn?
(a) A flock of chickens.
(b) A horse.
(c) A dog.
(d) A calf.

7. What does Edward say to Mrs. Canty?
(a) She can clean the floor herself.
(b) He does not recognize her.
(c) Tom is at the palace.
(d) He must leave.

8. What does Tom's father do for a living?
(a) He is a thief.
(b) He is a dock worker.
(c) He is a fisherman.
(d) He is a shoe cobbler.

9. What keeps John from hurting the prince?
(a) The crowd pushes him away from Edward.
(b) Edward kicks him in the shin.
(c) John trips because he is drunk.
(d) A man steps in and stops him.

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

11. What job does Humphrey Marlow have in the palace?
(a) He is the palace page.
(b) He is a stable boy.
(c) He takes the prince's punishments.
(d) He is the prince's squire.

12. In what ceremony does Tom have to participate in Chapter 9?
(a) Edward's coronation.
(b) The execution of the Duke of Norfolk.
(c) The wedding of the Duke of Norfolk.
(d) Presentation of the soon-to-be king.

13. Where does Edward take Tom when he rescues him from the palace guards?
(a) To his father.
(b) To the jail.
(c) To the guard house.
(d) To an apartment in the palace.

14. Who sees Tom to help him recover from his madness?
(a) Lady Jane Grey.
(b) Lord St. John and Lord Hertford.
(c) The court priest, Father Nathaniel.
(d) The court alchemist.

15. What does Tom begin to wonder while waiting for the prince?
(a) If he can have more food sent to the room.
(b) Where Edward's money is hidden.
(c) How the prince can live like that when so many people starve.
(d) Why the prince is gone so long.

Short Answer Questions

1. What had Tom worried about previously?

2. Who stands around Tom while he eats?

3. The event which Tom's servants prepare him for will be attended by ______________.

4. What does Tom's mother do for a living?

5. Who has approved the situation with the Duke of Norfolk?

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