Chapter 1-3
Chapter 4-6
Chapter 7-8
Chapter 9-10
Chapter 11-12
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What was Tom's dream?
to see a prince
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What happened when Jane came to see Tom?
She thought Tom was ill because he acted so strangely.
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What did Tom do with his napkin?
He asked them to take it away because he didn't want to get it dirty.
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What impressed Tom the most in the Prince's chambers?
a book on royal etiquette
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How did Edward escape the mob outside the Guildhall?
Miles Hendon carried him off to safety.
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What things did Tom tell Edward about that interested Edward the most?
playing with other boys, swimming in the river...
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Who was the only person that seemed to believe Tom wasn't Edward?
Lord Saint John
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What does Edward want to happen to Tom?
He wanted Tom drawn and quartered.
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What was King Henry trying to do?
kill the Duke of Norfolk
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What happened when Edward left the inn?
Someone grabbed him and took him off.
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Who were the babies born in early autumn?
Edward, Prince of Wales and Tom Canty, pauper
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Why did Edward feel relief when he saw the church?
He thought that he could get help there.
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Where does this story take place?
England; the birth place of both Tom and Edward
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Why did Mrs. Canty believe that Edward wasn't Tom?
There was just something different about him.
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Why did the seventy one year-old that retired to the country from London Bridge return to the bridge?
He couldn't sleep in the country; it was too quiet.
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Why was Tom's family so dirty?
There was no running water where they lived.
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What did the King think was wrong with Tom?
Henry VIII thought that Tom was crazy.
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What season were Tom and Edward both born in?
Autumn. "One autumn day in the 1500s, two babies were born. Both were boys, both had the same birthday,..."
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The pauper has twin sisters. What are their names?
Nan and Bet are Tom's older twin sisters. They are not mentioned much in the story.
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Why did Miles Hendon ask for permission to sit in the presence of the king?
He didn't really believe that Edward was king and had the power to grant him anything else.
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Why did Edward go down to the gates in Tom's clothing?
He wanted to punish the guard that had hurt Tom.
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What made Tom frustrated after he retired to his room?
He couldn't do anything for himself. A servant picked up his cup for him, took his shoes off of him, etc.
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Edward's title was what when he was born?
Edward Tudor, Prince of Wales. Edward Tudor, Prince of Wales and later in the story he does become Edward Tudor, King of England.
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Which of the pauper's relatives is nice to him?
Mother. His father and grandmother are always beating him and yelling at him. His grandfather is not mentioned in the novel.
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What did Miles Hendon do when he awoke?
He went out and bought Edward a better set of clothing.
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