The Prince and the Pauper
Introduction + Context
Plot Summary
Detailed Summary & Analysis
Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Chapter 18 Chapter 19 Chapter 20 Chapter 21 Chapter 22 Chapter 23 Chapter 24 Chapter 25 Chapter 26 Chapter 27 Chapter 28 Chapter 29 Chapter 30 Chapter 31 Chapter 32 Chapter 33 Conclusion
Themes
All Themes Appearances vs. Reality Wealth, Poverty, and Morality Justice Nature vs. Nurture
Quotes
Characters
All Characters Edward Tudor, Prince of Wales / King Edward VI Tom Canty Miles Hendon John Canty / John Hobbs Earl of Hertford / Duke of Somerset Tom’s Mother King Henry VIII Hugo Humphrey Marlow Hugh Hendon Lord St. John The Ruffler Lady Edith Father Andrew Yokel The Hermit Arthur Hendon Sir Richard Hendon Duke of Norfolk
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Literary Devices
All Literary Devices Allusions Dialect Dramatic Irony Foreshadowing Frame Story Genre Hyperbole Idioms Imagery Irony Metaphors Mood Personification Satire Setting Similes Situational Irony Style Tone
Quizzes
All Quizzes Chapter 1: The Birth of the Prince and the Pauper Quiz Chapter 2: Tom’s Early Life Quiz Chapter 3: Tom’s Meeting with the Prince Quiz Chapter 4: The Prince’s Troubles Begin Quiz Chapter 5: Tom as a Patrician Quiz Chapter 6: Tom Receives Instructions Quiz Chapter 7: Tom’s First Royal Dinner Quiz Chapter 8: The Question of the Seal Quiz Chapter 9: The River Pageant Quiz Chapter 10: The Prince in the Toils Quiz Chapter 11: At Guildhall Quiz Chapter 12: The Prince and His Deliverer Quiz Chapter 13: The Disappearance of the Prince Quiz Chapter 14: “Le Roi est mort—vive le Roi” Quiz Chapter 15: Tom as King Quiz Chapter 16: The State Dinner Quiz Chapter 17: Foo-Foo the First Quiz Chapter 18: The Prince, a Prisoner Quiz Chapter 19: The Prince with the Peasants Quiz Chapter 20: The Prince and the Hermit Quiz Chapter 21: Hendon to the Rescue Quiz Chapter 22: A Victim of Treachery Quiz Chapter 23: The Prince, a Prisoner Quiz Chapter 24: The Escape Quiz Chapter 25: Hendon Hall Quiz Chapter 26: Disowned Quiz Chapter 27: In Prison Quiz Chapter 28: The Sacrifice Quiz Chapter 29: To London Quiz Chapter 30: Tom’s Progress Quiz Chapter 31: The Recognition Procession Quiz Chapter 32: Coronation Day Quiz Chapter 33: Edward as King Quiz Conclusion: Justice and Retribution Quiz
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The Prince and the Pauper

by Mark Twain

The Prince and the Pauper: Chapter 17 Quiz 4 questions

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