A Little Princess 12

What does Sara do to amuse herself in relation to the Indian gentleman's house?

• She tries to listen to conversations through the wall.

• She tries to imagine what goes on behind the wall.

• She sends letters to the Indian gentleman.

• She knocks on the wall to communicate.

Who has Sara 'adopted' for a friend, according to her conversation with Ermengarde?

• The Indian gentleman

• A school teacher

• A new student

• The doctor

What do Ermengarde's aunts frequently tell her?

• To study harder

• To eat more sweets

• Not to eat sweets and that she is very fat

• To visit them more often

What had imperilled the Indian gentleman's whole fortune?

• His business decisions.

• His health issues.

• His involvement with mines.

• His travels.

What does Sara wish for the gentleman she refers to as 'father of the Large Family'?

• That he would find his lost money

• That he would have a 'Little Missus' to comfort him

• That he would visit her more often

• That he would recover from an illness

How does the gentleman usually appear when he is sitting by the fire?

• Cheerful and relaxed

• Hopeful and dreaming

• Hopeless and with his forehead resting in his hand

• Excited and talking to the children

What did Madame Pascal say about the people who adopted the girl?

• They were extremely poor.

• They were not very fond of children.

• They were extremely well-to-do Russians.

• They were relatives of Mr. Carrisford.

Why did Carrisford think the school was in Paris?

• Because he had received a letter from the child's mother.

• Because the child's mother was a Frenchwoman and she wanted her child to be educated in Paris.

• Because he had friends who suggested that the school was in Paris.

• Because he had visited the school in Paris himself.

Why did Carrisford reproach himself?

• Because he was responsible for other people's money and lost it.

• Because he played cricket poorly at Eton.

• Because he did not trust his friend Crewe.

• Because he did not console himself when he found the girl.

What did Carrisford do when the speculation threatened to fail?

• He stood his ground and fought.

• He ran away like a swindler and a thief.

• He consoled himself with the fact that the girl would have a fortune.

• He stayed and fought it out in the hospital.