The Prince and the Pauper

The Prince and the Pauper
By Mark Twain


Character Analysis



Tom



John Canty



Edward VI



Henry VIII



Miles Hendon



Ruffler



Edith



Jane Grey



Lady Elizabeth



Bet & Nan



Father Andrew



Mother Canty


Questions


1. The setting of the story is in the ancient city of ____________________.


2. The story is set in the __________________ century.


3. ________________________, son of Henry VIII, is the Prince of Wales.



4. ____________________ taught Tom Canty how to read and write


5. Tom often pretended to be the _________________.


6. Tom lived in a dangerous place in London, known as the _______________ Court.


7. When the prince and the pauper switch identities, both boys are thought to be _____________________.


8. While the prince is mistreated among the poor and downtrodden, he receives the sad news that
the ________ died.


9. The pauper, acting as the prince, discovers that Humphrey Marlow is a ___________ boy and
must take the beatings meant for the bad behavior and mistakes of the prince.


10. Before the king died he asked Tom to bring him the _______________, a stamp that
guaranteed the king’s orders were followed.


11. Who were Bet and Nan?




12. What language did Father Andrew teach Tom Canty?




13. How did John Canty’s mother earn shillings?




14. Which of the prince’s sisters was cruel and bloody?


15. Who was Lord Hertford?




16. What is the purpose of the royal chamber?




17. Who was Madame Parr?




18. Name one time when the prince got in serious trouble when he was disguised as a pauper.




19. What did Miles Hendon do for the seven years that he was missing from Hendon Hall?



20. What is the loving cup?




21. Who said that the prince was the ruler of the “Kingdom of Dreams and Shadows”?




22. For what hilarious purpose does Tom Canty use the Great Seal?




23. Who called Prince Edward “the king of the Mooncalves”?




24. When the prince finds refuge in a barn, what animal keeps him warm through the storm?




25. How does the poor peasant woman test to see if the Prince is who he claims to be?
(HINT: “Alfred the Great watched the cakes.”)





26. When the Prince is a prisoner and accused of stealing a woman’s pig, how does a wise judge
save his life?




27. Who wrote that letter that told of the fatal death of Miles Hendon?




28. What title and privilege is Miles giver by the true King?




29. Why were the two kind ladies burned at the stake?





30. On Coronation Day how does Prince Edward finally convince everyone that he is truly the rightful King of England?