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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 refuse to do?
2. The old man tells Edward that he is __________.
3. What does Miles do in front of the King?
4. Who takes Edward to court?
5. Mile's younger brother says that he received ______________.
Short Essay Questions
1. What happens when Edith comes into the room to see Miles?
2. What does Ruffler decide Edward should do? What happens when Hugo takes Edward to do it?
3. What does the hermit tell Edward and what does he do with Edward?
4. How has Tom adapted to his role as king?
5. What does Edward do about his situation at Hendon Hall? How does Miles mess up Edward's plan?
6. Where do Miles and Edward go after leaving the constable? Describe the place.
7. What does Hugh suggest as Edward's punishment? What happens as a result of the suggestion?
8. What does Miles do as a test when he sees Edward on the throne? What is Edward's response?
9. Describe Tom's appearance during the recognition procession. What custom does he follow?
10. How does Edward tell St. John where the seal is located? What happens after they find the seal?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
If Tom had not recognized, almost by accident, that he had the power to change people's lives with a word, the state of boredom might have gone on indefinitely. His initial interest in the prisoners he sees from the palace windows is just curiosity, but then he realizes that he can command them to come before him and hear about their cases.
1. The power Tom realizes he has interests him much more than the riches available to him. Discuss why you think power would be more tempting than riches to Tom. Use examples from The Prince and the Pauper to support your ideas.
2. Some would say that power and wealth are two sides of the same coin, one cannot have one without the other. Do you think this is true? Why or why not? Use examples from The Prince and the Pauper to support your ideas.
3. If you were offered large wealth but complete anonymity and no power or a lot of power over events but no wealth, which would you choose? Why?
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
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.
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