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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 Edward do as the crown is raised over Tom's head?
2. What does the old man tell Miles about Edward's whereabouts?
3. Who says he does not recognize Miles?
4. What is Edward renamed?
5. How many servants does Tom add to his retinue?
Short Essay Questions
1. For how long is Miles sentenced after being taken from Hendon Hall? How does Edward compound the problem?
2. What happens when Edith comes into the room to see Miles?
3. What do Edward and Miles do when they leave Hendon Hall?
4. How has Tom adapted to his role as king?
5. Where do Miles and Edward go after leaving the constable? Describe the place.
6. Describe Tom's appearance during the recognition procession. What custom does he follow?
7. What does Edward do about his situation at Hendon Hall? How does Miles mess up Edward's plan?
8. Who interrupts the hermit's plans for Edward? How does he miss seeing Edward?
9. How do Miles and Edward get away from the constable?
10. What does Miles do when he and Edward get separated?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The prince finds that he is in the company of a gang of thieves and beggars, but Twain interjects a note of social concern by having Ruffler discuss farmers who have been forced off their property by landowners eager to enter the more profitable sheep business. One of the men named Yokel describes the oppressive political and economic conditions that forced him into a life of crime.
1. Do you think oppression or economic conditions are justification for resorting to crime? Why or why not? Use examples from The Prince and the Pauper to support your ideas.
2. If a farmer farms another person's land with the agreement that some of his or her harvest will go to the landowner, do you think the landowner has any obligation to maintain that arrangement if the owner decides he/she would rather raise sheep? Why or why not?
3. In the above situation, the farmers are farming land, raising families, and paying for the use of the land. Also, one might suppose they have made improvements on the land. However, the land is owned by another person. Although the life or rights of the farmer means the land stays in farming, the rights of the landowner are trampled if he/she doesn't have the right to do as he/she pleases. Describe how you might solve the situation if you were a judge and this case came to your court.
Essay Topic 2
Tom's charmed existence continues, while Edward's troubles only deepen, until he finally gets help from Miles Hendon. Just as this brave soldier rescues the boy, Tom reacts to news of the king's death by issuing a command to rescue the Duke of Norfolk from execution. Again, the contrast between Edward's helplessness and Tom's power is forcefully made.
1. Discuss the above statement in terms of power. Use examples from The Prince and the Pauper to support your ideas.
2. Discuss the ways in which Edward and Tom can both adapt to the huge changes in their lives. Use examples from The Prince and the Pauper to support your ideas.
3. Overall, how believable is the plot of this book? Discuss why it could seem real and why it seems completely unbelievable. For example, when the guards first pushed Edward out the gate, is it believable that palace guards wouldn't recognize their prince even dressed in rags? Use examples from The Prince and the Pauper to support your ideas.
Essay Topic 3
Characters are an integral and important part of almost all novels. Discuss the following:
1. Compare/contrast the characters of Tom Canty and Prince Edward. How are they similar? How are they different? Is there a flaw in each of their personalities? Is either woman's cause more worthy than the other? Be specific and give examples.
2. Compare/contrast the characters of Miles and Hugh. How do they seem different? Which do you like more? Why? Which one seems more of a well-rounded character?
3. Thoroughly analyze how three of the secondary characters in The Prince and the Pauper help drive the plot and what their contribution is to the storyline. Are any of the secondary characters unnecessary? Indispensable? Which of the secondary characters are likable? Which are either unlikable or even despicable? Be specific and give examples.
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