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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 Mrs. Canty think about Edward?

2. What does Tom examine with his uncle?

3. Why doesn't anyone react when Tom eats with his fingers?

4. What is the mission of the church where the lost prince goes after leaving the palace?

5. What does Edward say to Mrs. Canty?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Tom read about? What does he do with what he learns? What does he desire from his reading?

2. What happens when Lady Jane Grey visits Tom as the prince?

3. What does Miles tell Edward of his problem with Miles' brother?

4. What is Tom's house like? Who lives there with him?

5. Who lives in the Canty's house besides the family?

6. Whom is Tom told to see after Lady Jane leaves? What is the result of that meeting?

7. How does Mrs. Canty test Edward to see if he is Tom? What is the result of the test?

8. What is Tom prepared for in Chapter 16? How does he do with the event?

9. Where does Edward take Tom after he is ruffed up by the palace guards? What does Edward tell Tom about his family?

10. What does Tom do after dinner?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

It is interesting that the hermit thinks of himself as a holy man, yet he is angered by how Henry VIII thwarted the hermit's ambition. In retaliation, the hermit wants to kill the king's son and, because the hermit is crazy, he has no trouble believing that Edward is the prince. Twain seems to be making a point that religion, like Nature, has two sides. It can be nurturing or it can produce dangerous behavior.

1. Explain some examples of religion as a nurturing force in the world.

2. Explain some examples of religion as a destructive force in the world.

3. Overall, in the history of the world, and considering all major religions, do you think religion has been a positive or negative force in the world? Explain your reasoning.

Essay Topic 2

Tom's two guardians, now alone, reflect that the king is ill and the prince is mad. St. John hints that he doubts the boy really is the prince, but Hertford declares this treasonous, and St. John quickly retracts. When St. John leaves, Hertford begins to wonder if the boy could be an impostor, but then he reflects that the child denies being the prince, which no impostor would do. He decides that it must mean that the prince has gone mad.

1. What are the implications for a political system that a thought that is true could be labeled treasonous? Use examples from The Prince and the Pauper and other sources to support your ideas.

2. How does an idea that is true being treasonous in a 1500 era monarchy relate to a modern country, for example, China, whose citizens are not allowed to speak truth that conflicts with official positions? Use examples from The Prince and the Pauper to support your ideas.

3. When Hertford decides Tom is mad, not an impostor, he does so with what might be termed circular reasoning. What do you think is meant by the term circular reasoning? Discuss why Hertford's thinking might qualify as such.

Essay Topic 3

The king declares that his son is not permanently mad, and, in any case, he will succeed to the throne.

1. Discuss how Henry declaring his son only temporarily mad illustrates the power of kings. Use examples from The Prince and the Pauper to support your ideas.

2. Henry declares even if Edward is permanently mad he will still inherit the throne. Discuss the implications of this declaration as to the pros and cons of hereditary leadership positions.

3. Do you think a monarch in the world today would allow an insane son or daughter to inherit the throne? Why or why not?

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