View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. The King complains to whom in the third scene?

2. Why does the King wake up his servants after his talk with Anna about the British Ambassador?

3. What is the name of the ship at the beginning of the play?

4. Why has the King brought Anna to teach his children?

5. What does the King say he does not need when Anna leaves the schoolroom in tears?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens while Tuptim and Lun Tha are singing?

2. What does Anna do when she sees that the King has died?

3. What is Anna to do when she gets to Siam?

4. What does Lady Thiang say and realize after Anna agrees to talk to the King about Britain?

5. What does Tuptim do when she enters the stage in the fourth scene?

6. What does Anna say to Lady Thiang about love?

7. Louis gets excited about what at the beginning of the book?

8. What is the subject of the song that Anna sings after her fight in the classroom with the King?

9. How does Lady Thiang feel when Anna agrees to speak with the King about Britain?

10. What does Lady Thiang say to comfort the Crown Prince at the news of his dying father?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Friendship is a strong theme throughout the book. Where are some places that this theme appears, and how do the characters touched by it react? How do certain friendships change over the course of the book, and what causes these changes?

Essay Topic 2

Despair is a theme that is used in a number of sensitive places in this plot. What are some of these places, and what role does despair play in this book?

Essay Topic 3

Shame and propriety are common themes throughout this book. What are some of the instances where these themes are present, and why are they so important to the characters involved?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 716 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample