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

2. What does the messenger say when he arrives?

3. What job does Humphrey Marlow have in the palace?

4. What does Tom begin to wonder while waiting for the prince?

5. To what does Tom resign himself for dinner?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Where does the prince go when he is lost in the crowd?

3. What is Tom doing when the prince first does not return?

4. What does Hertford tell the king when Henry awakes? What does the king need to do about it? Why can't Henry do it?

5. Why is Tom taken to meet with Lord St. John and Lord Hertford? Who else comes in to talk with Tom? How does he feel about them?

6. What do the people in the barn do when Edward tells them he is the king of England?

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

8. What does Miles find when he returns to the room where he left the prince? What does a servant tell him?

9. What does Tom do with the three criminals from question #29?

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

The jewels in which Tom is draped are blinding in the light. Symbolically, they blind others to the boy as a false prince.

Discuss one of the following:

1. Thoroughly analyze how the setting informs the plot in The Prince and the Pauper.

2. Trace and analyze one major theme of The Prince and the Pauper. How is the theme represented by symbolism? By the characters' behaviors? By the action?

3. Trace and analyze two secondary themes of The Prince and the Pauper. How are the themes represented by symbolism? By the characters' behaviors? By the action?

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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