Name _____________________________
Date ___________________
A Little Princess
Key 1 - Answer ID # 0509110
Chapters 1-5
1. How does the author support the fact that Sara comes from a privileged background? Support your answer with evidence from the text.
2. What intimate details attracted Sara to Emily? Defend your answer with evidence from the text.
3. What is the meaning of the word punctilious as it is used in paragraph 9 on page 16?

Sara displayed an angry attitude toward Miss Minchin.

Sara was getting rewarded for being on time.

Sara delighted in playing tricks on her new classmates for laughs.

Sara's manners are marked by precise details.
4. What imagery surfaces in the reader's thoughts as the author describes "the place" in paragraphs 4 through 8 on pages 2 and 3?

An island paradise, which will separate, Sara from her beloved father.

She will travel on a voyage to London, which will separate, Sara from her beloved father.

She will attend a private school, which will separate, her from her beloved father.

A jungle with hostile natives, which will separate, Sara from her beloved father.
Chapters 6-11
5. What country was the mystery man from and what's his name?

India; Ram Dass

USA; Ram Dass

England; Ram Dass

Canada; Ram Dass
6. Explain the good news that Captain Crewe hinted at in his letter to Sara.

The weather makes Captain Crewe sick

He was getting remarried

He was a partner in a gold mine

He was coming home
7. How would you analyze the statement below made by Sara in chapter 8, In the Attic? How did Sara endure her new lifestyle? Support your answer with evidence from the story.
"Soldiers don't complain."
8. Why did Miss Minchin appear impatient with Sara?

She was angry that Sara was a pretty child.

She was a woman who liked to domineer and feel her power, and Sara remained steadfast and proud.

She was angry that Sara was very wealthy.

She wanted Sara to cry.

 

Name _____________________________
Date ___________________
A Little Princess
Key 1 - Answer ID # 0509110
9. Who was Melshisedec?

The cook

The groundskeeper

Sara's pet rat

The new student
10. How did Mr. Burrow report the death of Captain Crewe?

Most Horrified

With jerky brusqueness

As Sorrowful

Very Warm
Chapters 12-16
11. The magic appeared while Sara slept. Predict who is supplying the magic for Sara.
12. The author goes on to describe the forlorn figure as _______________.
13. The author introduces the reader to Sara's sense of magic in full detail in an extraordinary
way. Which literary device is represented?

Compare and contrast

Conflict

Connotation

Couplet
14. Many of the kitchen staff discussed that the Indian gentlemen was really an Englishmen who
lost his fortune and his mind. Make a prediction about this gentleman.
15. What friendship gesture did Ermengarde do for Sara and Becky?

Give them some new makeup products

Invited them to eat in main room with her

Shared her box of good things with the girls

Introduced them to her father
16. What phrase did Sara use to compare and contrast her feelings about the Large Family and
the Indian gentleman?
Chapters 17-19
17. Sara invited____________ to stay with her?
18. What does hysteric mean?

 

Name _____________________________
Date ___________________
A Little Princess
Key 1 - Answer ID # 0509110
19. Proofread the paragraph below. Underline the sentences that describe a simile.
"Why?" the Indian gentleman inquired, because the fancies of the Large Family always made him forget things a little.
It was Janet who answered.
"It is because, though she is not exactly a fairy, she will be so rich when she is found that she will be like a princess in a fairy tale.
20. It must be confessed that even Miss Minchin flinched is an example of [A/An] _______ sentence.

Imperative

Exclamatory

Interrogative

Declarative
Review
21. Which character in the story pretended to be a princess?

Lavinia

Sara

Becky

Jessie
22. In relation to Sara, Lavinia is described as:

Sisters

Friend

Supporter

Rival
23. Becky shared a unique kinship with Sara because their lives ___________ each other.

Had nothing in common with

Shared

Rounded

Paralleled
24. Who was Melshisedec?

The groundskeeper

The new student

Sara's pet rat

The cook

 

Name _____________________________
Date ___________________
A Little Princess
Key 1 - Answer ID # 0509110
25. Which literary device does the author use to show what Melchisedec heard and saw?
"...He only knew that the men were invading the silence and privacy
of the attic; and as the one with dark face let himself down through
the aperture with such lightness and dexterity. He was frightened to
death. He had ceased to be timid with Sara, and knew she would never
throw anything but crumbs, and would never make any sound other than the
soft, low, coaxing whistling; but strange men were dangerous things to
remain near. He laid close and flat near the entrance of his home, just
managing to peep through the crack with a bright, alarmed eye. How much
he understood of the talk he heard I am not in the least able to say;
but, even if he had understood it all, he would probably have remained
greatly mystified..."

Connotation

External conflict

Conflict

Internal conflict
26. In what way did the author choose to introduce Becky to the audience?

She wandered around the seminary as a trouble maker.

She was a bright-eyed girl of fifteen ready to join the sewing circle.

She was just another rich girl from the suburbs.

She was a dingy little figure with a smudgy face and wide-open eyes.

 

Name _____________________________
Date ___________________
A Little Princess
(Key 1 - Answer ID # 0509110)
Select the definition that most nearly defines the given word.
1.   Populace
 ludicrously odd  
 people in general considered as a whole
 unable to be both true at the same time
 confer dignity or honor upon
2.   portmanteau
 an opening; usually small.
 a tiny piece of anything
 a large leather suitcase with two large compartments
 answer back
3.   dignified
 confer dignity or honor upon
 a manner characterized by sudden, involuntary movements
 with reverence; in a reverent manner
 an act intending or showing kindness and good will
4.   ponder
 forced or compel somebody to do something
 reflect deeply on a subject
 to force onto another
 audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to
5.   oblige
 marked by precise accordance with details
 forced or compel somebody to do something
 a small house with a single story
 a person of low intelligence
6.   spasmodically
 a manner characterized by sudden, involuntary movements
 Army unit smaller than a division
 ludicrously odd  
 an act intending or showing kindness and good will
7.   seminary
 audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to
 a private place of education for the young
 devastate or ravage; crushed by grief. 
 a nervous, jittery laugh
8.   profound
 act out without words but with gestures and bodily movements only  
 a person of low intelligence
 ludicrously odd  
 coming from deep within one
9.   regiment
 people in general considered as a whole
 an act intending or showing kindness and good will
 Army unit smaller than a division
 monetary unit in the British commonwealth, worth six pennies
10.   parlor
 abnormally large
 unable to be both true at the same time
 a room in a private house or establishment where people can sit, talk and relax
 devastate or ravage; crushed by grief. 

 

A Little Princess
Key 1 - Answer ID # 0509110
Chapters 1-5
1. How does the author support the fact that Sara comes from a privileged background? Support your answer with evidence from the text.
(Sara only knew he was rich because she had heard people say so when they thought she was not listening, and she had also heard them say that when she grew up she would be rich, too. She did not know all that being rich meant. She had lived in a beautiful bungalow and had been used to seeing many servants who made salaams to her and called her "Missee Sahib" and gave Sara her own way in everything.)
2. What intimate details attracted Sara to Emily? Defend your answer with evidence from the text.
(Perhaps she had known her. She had certainly a very intelligent expression in her eyes when Sara took her in her arms. She was a large doll, but not too large to carry about easily; she had naturally curling golden-brown hair, which hung like a mantle about her, and her eyes were a deep, clear, gray-blue, with soft, thick eyelashes which were real eyelashes and mere painted lines.)
3. What is the meaning of the word punctilious as it is used in paragraph 9 on page 16?

Sara displayed an angry attitude toward Miss Minchin.

Sara was getting rewarded for being on time.

Sara delighted in playing tricks on her new classmates for laughs.

Sara's manners are marked by precise details.
4. What imagery surfaces in the reader's thoughts as the author describes "the place" in paragraphs 4 through 8 on pages 2 and 3?

An island paradise, which will separate, Sara from her beloved father.

She will travel on a voyage to London, which will separate, Sara from her beloved father.

She will attend a private school, which will separate, her from her beloved father.

A jungle with hostile natives, which will separate, Sara from her beloved father.
Chapters 6-11
5. What country was the mystery man from and what's his name?

India; Ram Dass

USA; Ram Dass

England; Ram Dass

Canada; Ram Dass
6. Explain the good news that Captain Crewe hinted at in his letter to Sara.

The weather makes Captain Crewe sick

He was getting remarried

He was a partner in a gold mine

He was coming home
7. How would you analyze the statement below made by Sara in chapter 8, In the Attic? How did Sara endure her new lifestyle? Support your answer with evidence from the story.
"Soldiers don't complain."
Varous Answers: Sara kept her true feelings to herself; "I am not going to do it; I will pretend this is part of a war."
8. Why did Miss Minchin appear impatient with Sara?

She was angry that Sara was a pretty child.

She was a woman who liked to domineer and feel her power, and Sara remained steadfast and proud.

She was angry that Sara was very wealthy.

She wanted Sara to cry.

 

A Little Princess
Key 1 - Answer ID # 0509110
9. Who was Melshisedec?

The cook

The groundskeeper

Sara's pet rat

The new student
10. How did Mr. Burrow report the death of Captain Crewe?

Most Horrified

With jerky brusqueness

As Sorrowful

Very Warm
Chapters 12-16
11. The magic appeared while Sara slept. Predict who is supplying the magic for Sara.
Ras Dass
12. The author goes on to describe the forlorn figure as _______________.
(Above the rags appeared a shock head of tangled hair, and a dirty face with big, hollow, hungry eyes.)
13. The author introduces the reader to Sara's sense of magic in full detail in an extraordinary
way. Which literary device is represented?

Compare and contrast

Conflict

Connotation

Couplet
14. Many of the kitchen staff discussed that the Indian gentlemen was really an Englishmen who
lost his fortune and his mind. Make a prediction about this gentleman.
Various Answers - Sara's father-Captain Crewe
15. What friendship gesture did Ermengarde do for Sara and Becky?

Give them some new makeup products

Invited them to eat in main room with her

Shared her box of good things with the girls

Introduced them to her father
16. What phrase did Sara use to compare and contrast her feelings about the Large Family and
the Indian gentleman?
The Large family looked happy; but the Indian gentlemen looked unhappy.
Chapters 17-19
17. Sara invited____________ to stay with her?
Becky
18. What does hysteric mean?
A fit of uncontrollable laughing or crying.

 

A Little Princess
Key 1 - Answer ID # 0509110
19. Proofread the paragraph below. Underline the sentences that describe a simile.
"Why?" the Indian gentleman inquired, because the fancies of the Large Family always made him forget things a little.
It was Janet who answered.
"It is because, though she is not exactly a fairy, she will be so rich when she is found that she will be like a princess in a fairy tale.
See the 1st and 3rd sentences with key words because and like
20. It must be confessed that even Miss Minchin flinched is an example of [A/An] _______ sentence.

Imperative

Exclamatory

Interrogative

Declarative
Review
21. Which character in the story pretended to be a princess?

Lavinia

Sara

Becky

Jessie
22. In relation to Sara, Lavinia is described as:

Sisters

Friend

Supporter

Rival
23. Becky shared a unique kinship with Sara because their lives ___________ each other.

Had nothing in common with

Shared

Rounded

Paralleled
24. Who was Melshisedec?

The groundskeeper

The new student

Sara's pet rat

The cook

 

A Little Princess
Key 1 - Answer ID # 0509110
25. Which literary device does the author use to show what Melchisedec heard and saw?
"...He only knew that the men were invading the silence and privacy
of the attic; and as the one with dark face let himself down through
the aperture with such lightness and dexterity. He was frightened to
death. He had ceased to be timid with Sara, and knew she would never
throw anything but crumbs, and would never make any sound other than the
soft, low, coaxing whistling; but strange men were dangerous things to
remain near. He laid close and flat near the entrance of his home, just
managing to peep through the crack with a bright, alarmed eye. How much
he understood of the talk he heard I am not in the least able to say;
but, even if he had understood it all, he would probably have remained
greatly mystified..."

Connotation

External conflict

Conflict

Internal conflict
26. In what way did the author choose to introduce Becky to the audience?

She wandered around the seminary as a trouble maker.

She was a bright-eyed girl of fifteen ready to join the sewing circle.

She was just another rich girl from the suburbs.

She was a dingy little figure with a smudgy face and wide-open eyes.

 

A Little Princess
Key 1 - Answer ID # 0509110
1.   Populace
 ludicrously odd  
 people in general considered as a whole
 unable to be both true at the same time
 confer dignity or honor upon
2.   portmanteau
 an opening; usually small.
 a tiny piece of anything
 a large leather suitcase with two large compartments
 answer back
3.   dignified
 confer dignity or honor upon
 a manner characterized by sudden, involuntary movements
 with reverence; in a reverent manner
 an act intending or showing kindness and good will
4.   ponder
 forced or compel somebody to do something
 reflect deeply on a subject
 to force onto another
 audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to
5.   oblige
 marked by precise accordance with details
 forced or compel somebody to do something
 a small house with a single story
 a person of low intelligence
6.   spasmodically
 a manner characterized by sudden, involuntary movements
 Army unit smaller than a division
 ludicrously odd  
 an act intending or showing kindness and good will
7.   seminary
 audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to
 a private place of education for the young
 devastate or ravage; crushed by grief. 
 a nervous, jittery laugh
8.   profound
 act out without words but with gestures and bodily movements only  
 a person of low intelligence
 ludicrously odd  
 coming from deep within one
9.   regiment
 people in general considered as a whole
 an act intending or showing kindness and good will
 Army unit smaller than a division
 monetary unit in the British commonwealth, worth six pennies
10.   parlor
 abnormally large
 unable to be both true at the same time
 a room in a private house or establishment where people can sit, talk and relax
 devastate or ravage; crushed by grief.