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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 is Anna's husband's name?

2. Lady Thiang compares the King to what in her song?

3. What does the King hope to be able to do with Anna's help?

4. Why does Anna get upset when she hears she is to live in the palace?

5. The King says he wants his Kingdom to be more _______.

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the first song the King sings as a solo, and what is it about?

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

3. How does the audience respond to Tuptim's play?

4. What causes an uproar in Anna's classroom?

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

6. What is the first song the children sing together?

7. What warnings does the Captain give Anna before she gets to Siam?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The King presents a very interesting and unique philosophy on life. What is this philosophy, and how does this different idealism affect the people around him?

Essay Topic 2

Honor is something for which many of the main characters are striving in this book. Who is most affected by this pursuit, and how does it change the course of the plot?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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