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    Workbook Practice Tests

    The Reader (The Prisoner of Zenda)

    Practice Test 1
    A) Answer the following questions:
    1- What is the setting (time and place) of The Prisoner of Zenda?
    The setting is Europe in the 1890s / late 19th century.
    2- How old is Rudolf when the events of the story start?
    Rudolf is 29 years old.
    3- According to Rose, how is Rudolf Rassendyll different from his
    brother Robert?
    Rudolf is different because he does not take his duties to society seriously. He doesn’t work.
    4- Mention three skills that Rudolf Rassendyll has.
    He can speak several languages (German, French, Spanish, Italian), he can ride a horse
    and he can fight with a sword.

    B) Read the following quotation, then answer the questions:


    "Why should I do anything? I have nearly enough money to do anything I want to (no one
    ever has quite enough money to do that, of course), and I enjoy an important position in
    society."
    1- Who said this?
    Rudolf Rassendyll said this.
    2- To whom was it said?
    It was said to Rose Rassendyll / his sister-in-law.
    3- Do you agree that people who have a lot of money should do
    nothing? Explain your point of view.
    No, everyone should have something to do because work makes man an important person.

    C) Find the mistake in each of the following sentences and correct it:
    1- Rudolf Rassendyll told Rose he was going to go walking in the West
    Indies.
    Rudolf Rassendyll told Rose he was going to go walking in the Alps.
    2- The King invited Rassendyll to stay with his family in Strelsau.
    Johann invited Rassendyll to stay with his family in Strelsau. / The King invited Rassendyll
    to have dinner with him in the hunting lodge.

    Practice Test 2
    A) Answer the following questions:
    1- Why wasn't Rassendyll as sick as the King was?
    He only ate one cake so he ate less poison./ ...didn’t eat much poison.
    2- Why did Fritz and Sapt lock up Johann's mother with the King?
    They locked her up so that she wouldn’t tell Michael’s men that Rassendyll was pretending
    to be the King at the coronation.
    3- Why was Rassendyll afraid when he saw Antoinette de Mauban on
    the balcony?
    He was afraid that she would recognise him and say that he wasn’t the real King.
    4- According to Flavia, how has Rassendyll (the King) changed in his
    appearance?
    She says that his face is thinner and he acts more serious.

    B) Read the following quotation, then answer the questions:


    "I heard that you rode through the old town alone. That surprised me. The people there
    must really have appreciated what you did."
    1- Who said this?
    Princess Flavia said this.
    2- To whom was it said?
    It was said to the Rassendyll / the pretend King.
    3- Why did the people appreciate this action?
    It showed the people that the King cared about them and trusted them.

    C) Find the mistake in each of the following sentences and correct it:
    1- The rich people who had always lived well would support the Duke.
    The rich people who had always lived well would support the King.
    2- Sapt and Fritz believed that Rassendyll had poisoned the King.
    Sapt and Fritz believed that Duke Michael had poisoned the King.

    Practice Test 3
    A) Answer the following questions:
    1- Why couldn't the Duke say anything about Rassendyll even though
    he knew Rassendyll was not the King?
    He couldn’t say anything because he would have to admit that he had kidnapped the real
    King.
    2- How did Sapt explain Rassendyll's injured finger to Freyler?
    Sapt told Freyler that Rassendyll had caught his finger in a door.
    3- Why was Rassendyll keen on getting the people of Ruritania to like
    him more than they liked the Duke?
    He thought that if there was a fight between him and the Duke, the people would support
    him (the “King”).
    4- Why couldn't the Duke ever become King unless he married Flavia?
    The Duke’s mother wasn’t royal, so by law/legally he couldn’t become King unless he
    married Princess Flavia.

    B) Read the following quotation, then answer the questions:


    "You do know that Michael will be very angry. Is that a good idea?"
    1- Who said this?
    Princess Flavia said this.
    2- To whom was it said?
    It was said to Rassendyll (the King).
    3- What was it that would make Michael very angry?
    Rassendyll didn’t ask Michael to come into the room and he can’t enter without the King’s
    permission.

    C) Find the mistake in each of the following sentences and correct it:
    1- Freyler was Sapt's farmer.
    Freyler was Sapt’s servant.
    2- Rassendyll was worried when the French prince asked him a
    question which he could not answer.
    Rassendyll was worried when the French ambassador asked him a question which he could
    not answer.

    Practice Test 4
    A) Answer the following questions:
    1- Rassendyll has never liked responsibilities. Now he has many. What
    responsibilities does he have?
    He has to run the country and rescue the real King.
    2- Why does Rassendyll become good at pretending he has forgotten
    rules or people he has met?
    He has to do this so that people will still think he is the real King.
    3 Rassendyll tells the Princess that when he was younger, he thought
    he didn't need to worry about society.
    Why does he say this?
    He is forgetting to pretend to be the King. He is thinking of his own youth.
    4- How does the Princess react to Rassendyll's recalling that he
    thought he had no need to worry about
    society?
    She is surprised because he always knew he would be King, so he should expect to have
    responsibilities.

    B) Read the following quotation, then answer the questions:


    "It would be very useful for Michael if you disappeared. And if you disappear, the game's
    over."
    1- Who says this?
    Colonel Sapt says this.
    2- Why does the speaker say this?
    He is explaining why he has men guarding Rassendyll everywhere he goes.
    3- What game would be over if the person disappeared? Explain.
    The game is Rassendyll pretending to be King. If he disappeared, Duke Michael would kill
    the real King and make himself King.

    C) Find the mistake in each of the following sentences and correct it:
    1- No one goes into the castle without Michael's or Sapt's permission.
    No one goes into the castle without Michael’s or Rupert’s permission.
    2- The letter from Antoinette tells the King to come to the summer
    house with a friend.
    The letter from Antoinette tells the King to come to the summer house alone.

    Practice Test 5
    A) Answer the following questions:
    1- What is the reason Rassendyll claims is the cause of his handwriting
    being different from the King's?
    He claims that his hand still hurts from his injury so he can’t write as well as before.
    2- "The thing I hunt is a very big animal," Rassendyll explains. What is
    Rassendyll really hunting?
    He is really hunting Duke Michael.
    3- To whom did the large, modern country house called Tarlenheim
    belong?
    It belonged to a relative of Fritz.
    4- Rassendyll, Sapt and Fritz took ten brave and strong gentlemen that
    they trusted to hunt down Michael.
    What reason did they give to the gentlemen?
    They told the gentlemen that Duke Michael was holding a friend of the King as a prisoner.

    B) Read the following quotation, then answer the questions:


    "As you know, his mother was not royal and he can only legally become King if he marries
    the Princess."
    1- Who said this?
    Rassendyll (pretending to be the King) said this.
    2- To whom was it said?
    It was said to Marshal Strakencz.
    3- Who cannot become King unless he marries the Princess?
    Duke Michael / The Duke of Strelsau cannot become King unless he marries the Princess.
    C) Find the mistake in each of the following sentences and correct it:
    1- The owner's wife at the inn thought that Rassendyll was the King.
    The owner’s daughter at the inn thought that Rassendyll was the King.
    2- Of the Six Men, four of them were Ruritanians.
    Of the Six Men, three of them were Ruritanians.

    Practice Test 6
    A) Answer the following questions:
    1- What did Johann tell Rassendyll about the real King's condition? j
    He told him the King was ill and weak.
    2- Why does Rassendyll say he was forced to stab Max Holf to death?
    It was war. He had to do it to rescue the King.
    3- What did the Chief of Police in Strelsau tell Rassendyll (the King)
    about what they had learned about the
    real Rassendyll?
    They had found his bags at the train station and they thought he was travelling with
    Madame de Mauban.
    4- Why was Michael keeping Madame de Mauban as a prisoner in his
    castle?
    Because he knew that she had warned Rassendyll at the summer house.

    B) Read the following quotation, then answer the questions:


    "He's not a good man. He makes me angry. I nearly killed him myself last night. Think
    carefully about my plan."
    1- Who said this?
    Rupert Hentzau said this.
    2- To whom was it said?
    This was said to Rassendyll.
    3- What is the speaker's plan?
    He will help Rassendyll attack the castle. But Sapt, Fritz, the King and the Duke must die.
    Rassendyll will remain King and Rupert will get a reward.

    C) Find the mistake in each of the following sentences and correct it:
    1- Max Holf is Johann's uncle.
    Max Holf is Johann’s brother.
    2- Mr Featherly from Paris believed Rudolph Rassendyll was travelling
    with Flavia.
    Mr Featherly from Paris believed Rudolf Rassendyll was travelling with Antoinette de
    Mauban.

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