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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 Anna say the King has done to her that no one ever has done previously?

2. The children are shocked about what when they see what Anna shows them in the fourth Scene?

3. How does the Captain tell Anna to act around the King's right-hand man?

4. What song does the King sing in the third scene?

5. What does Anna sing with the children when she talks about learning about Siam?

Short Essay Questions

1. The schoolroom is used for what purpose during the preparations for the feast?

2. What does the King do when his planned is rushed?

3. Why does the King want Anna to teach his children?

4. What do the letters to Britain say about the King, and how does Anna hear about them?

5. What is the central theme of all of Anna's first lessons?

6. What does Lady Thaing call Anna, and why?

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

8. What happens as the King shouts out orders to begin preparation for the ball?

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

10. The Crown Prince tells his father he is worried about what?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are some of the key examples of gratitude in this book, and how do these instances affect the characters involved in these scenes?

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

What role does symbolism play in the story and where does it appear? How is the plot altered by the presence of these symbols?

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