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The Prisoner Prisoner of Zenda: Zenda: Chapter 1

Questions with Model Answers 1-Where and when did the story open? 2- What What do you you know know about about Rose? Rose? 3- What di did Ro Rose bl blame

Rudolf fo for?

4-How did Rudolf Rassendyll account for 5-Despite ite being jobless,

his being ing idle

Rudolf boasted

6-What did Rudolf Rassendyll admit

(unemployed)?

of his position in society. Disc iscuss.

to Rose? How did he justify

that?

7- Why was was Rose annoyed annoyed when when Rudolf Rudolf was talking  talking about about his family? 8- Why hadn't hadn't Rassendyll been lazy at all times?

9- What do do you know know about about Robert Robert Rassendyl Rassendyll? l? 10- Accordin According g to Rose, Rose, how was was Rudolf Rudolf Rassendyl Rassendylll differen differentt from from Robert? Robert? 11- What was Rass Rassendyll endyll's 's answer answer to Rose's Rose's accusati accusation on ‫? ﮭ‬ 12- What good news did Rose Rose have have for for her her brotherbrother-in-la in-law? w? ‫ﮭ‬

13– Why did Rassendyl Rassendylll accept accept to work work for for Sir Sir Jacob Jacob in an embassy? embassy? 14– Where would Sir Jacob Borrodaile Borrodaile be working? working? 15– Show that that Rassend Rassendyll yll was kind and and gentle gentle to his his sister-insister-in-law. law. 16- What did Rudolf Rassendyll Rassendyll decide decide to do during the six months? 17- Rudolf Rassendyll's Rassendyll's family family always have an interest in Ruritania. Illustrate. 18- Whose pa paintings

did Robert (Lord Bu Burlesdon) have on on hi his wa walls?

19- How did did the marriage marriage of Amelia Amelia affect affect the appear appearance ance of Rudolf Rudolf Rasse Rassendyll? ndyll? 20- What helped helped Rassendyl Rassendyll's l's decision decision to travel travel to to Ruritania Ruritania??

‫ﮭ‬ 21- Why did Rassendy Rassendyll ll tell tell Rose Rose that he was going to the Alps? 22- Why did he he tell Rose he was going going to write write a book about about social social problem problems? s? 23- What was Robert and his wife opinion opinion about Rassendyll's future future book? 24 – Why did Rassendyll say that how little we knew about about the future? 25- What was Uncle William's advice that that Rassendyll decided decided to take? ‫ﮭ‬

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26- Where Where did Rassendyl Rassendylll stay stay in Paris? Paris? 27-Who did Rassendyll call on

‫ ﯾ‬in Paris? What did they do? ‫ﮭ‬

28- What did Rassendyll's friends tell him? 29- What did Bertram Bertrand Bertrand tell Rassendyll about Antoinette Antoinette de Mauban? 30- Why did Antoinette de Mauban Mauban visit Paris? 31- What did George Featherly Featherly tell tell Rassendyll Rassendyll about the Duke of Strelsau? 32- What was George Featherly Featherly and Bertram's opinion opinion of Duke Michael? 33- Why didn't didn't Rassendyll tell George that he was going going to Ruritania? Ruritania? 34- How far was Antoinette de Mauban Mauban a beautiful lady? lady? 35– Where did Rassendyll Rassendyll and Antoinette de Mauban go from from Paris? 36– How did Rasse Rassendyll ndyll descr describe ibe the journey journey from from Paris Paris to Dresden? Dresden? 37- Why did the guards at the Ruritanian Ruritanian border stare at Rassendyll's Rassendyll's passport? 38- What did Rassendyll Rassendyll read in the Ruritanian newspaper? newspaper? 39- Why did Rassendyll Rassendyll decide to stop at Zenda instead of going to Strelsau? Strelsau? 40- What What do you know know abou aboutt Zenda? Zenda? 41- Who did Rassen Rassendyll dyll see when when he got off the the train at Zenda? Zenda? 42- Where Where did Rassendyl Rassendylll stay stay at Zenda? Zenda? 43- Why wasn't wasn't the woman interested interested in what happened in the capital, capital, Strelsau? Strelsau? 44- According to the hotel owner, owner, why was Duke Michael popular popular with many people in Ruritania unlike his brother?

45– Why did Rasse Rassendyll ndyll decide decide to to walk through through the fores forestt the next next day? day? 46- How did the olde olderr daughte daughterr have a differ different ent opini opinion on about about the the Duke? Duke? 47- How did the daughter daughter know that the king king had red hair? hair? 48– Accordin According g to the old lady lady why was was the king in the Duke's Duke's land land (Zenda)? (Zenda)? 49– Why did the the old woman think the Duke and the the king weren't weren't good friends? friends? 50- What was Rassendyll Rassendyll's 's reaction reaction on hearing hearing that that Michael Michael wanted to be the the king? 51- What was was Johann's Johann's reaction reaction when he saw Rassendy Rassendyll? ll? 52– What did did the old lady tell Johann Johann about about Rassendyll Rassendyll?? 53– What was one of the two daughter's comment on Johann's Johann's surprise? surprise?

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54– What was Rassendyll's answer to Johan's question if he had ever seen the king? 55- What was Johann's offer for Rassendyll? 56- Why was Rassendyll happy to have this opportunity and accepted Johann’s offer? 57– Why did Rassendyll walk for 16 kilometres in the forest? 58- How was the Castle of Zenda well-defended? 59– What pleased Rassendyll on seeing the castle and the mansion? 60- Why did Rassendyll fall asleep forgetting his train to Strelsau and his luggage? 61- Who did Colonel Sapt and Fritz work for? 62- To what extent

were Rudolf Rassendyll and the King of Ruritania alike?

63– Rassendyll and the king didn't have identical personalities. Illustrate 64– What was the other thing Rassendyll and the king were alike? 65– What happened when Rassendyll and the king saw each other? Quotations with Model Answers

1- "You are 29 years old. Are you ever going to do anything useful?" a- Who said this? To whom? b- What was the relation between these two persons? c- What did the speaker mean by "do anything useful"? 2- "Why should I do anything? I have nearly enough money to do anything I want to." a- Who said this? To whom? ‫ ﯿ‬to work? b- What else did the speaker enjoy that made him unwilling  c- What does the speaker's words reveal about his/her personality? 3- "And I enjoy an important position in society." a- Who said these words? To whom? 4- "Be lazy? It's true. I'm of the Rassendyll family and our family don't need to do things." a- Who said this? To whom? b- What did the speaker admit that it was true? c- What was the effect of these words on the other person? Why? 5- " She's angry because she thinks I don't do anything." a- Who said this? To whom? 6- "It's not just your red hair that makes you different from your brother." a- Who said these words? To whom? b- When did the addressee's family start to have members with red hair? c- According to the speaker, what another difference was there between the two brothers? 7- " His position in society has responsibilities. You only see opportunities in yours." a- Who said these words? To whom? b- Who was the speaker comparing the addressee with? 8- "To a man like me, opportunities are responsibilities." a- Who said this? To whom? b- What did the speaker mean by that? c- Do you think a person like this is very serious about work or life? 9- "Good. Sir Jacob Borrodaile tells me he'll offer you a real opportunity." a- Who said these words? To whom? b- What opportunity would Sir Jacob offer to the addressee? c- Did the addressed person accept that offer? Why/Why not? . 10- "He's going to be an ambassador in six months' time, and he says he's happy for you to work for him." a- Who said these words? To whom? 11- "Sir Jacob doesn't know which country it will be, but it'll be a good embassy.” a- Who said these words? To whom? The Prisoner of Zenda

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12- "For you I'll do it even if it's a terrible embassy." a- Who said that? To whom? b- Why would he accept the job? 13- "Oh, Rudolf, how good of you!" a- Who said these words? To whom? 14- "You are going to write a book? That would be a good thing to do." a- Who said these words? To whom? b- Did that person really intend to write a book? If not, why did he claim c- What was the claimed book about? 15- "Yes, indeed. Writing a book's the best way to get into politics." a- Who said these words? To whom? 16- "We've had quite a few important people visiting the city recently." a- Who said these words? To whom? b- Which city was he referring to? c- Whose name of those important people did the speaker mention? 17- "She's a lady who's well known for her wealth and ambition." a- Who said these words? To whom? b- Who was that lady? c- Why did that lady go to Paris? What was her next destination? ‫ﮭ‬ 18- "I met him at the embassy yesterday." a- Who said these words? To whom? b- Who did the speaker meet at the embassy? c- What was the speaker's job? . 19- " I don't think he likes being a Duke." a- Who said these words? To whom? 20- "You have an important person to travel with." a- Who said these words? To whom? b- Who was that important person? c- What was the final destination of both the persons who were travelling? 21- "He's always lived in Ruritania and he cares about the people." a- Who said these words? To whom? b- Who was the speaker talking about? c- What was the result of that person's caring about the people?

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22- "He's been abroad for most of his life and not many people even know what he is like." a- Who said these words? To whom? 23- "Now the King's staying in a hunting lodge in the forest." a- Who said these words? To whom? b- How did the addressee feel on hearing this? What did he decide then? c- Why did the King go there? 24- "I wish he'd stay there in the forest. People say he only likes hunting and good food." a- Who said these words? To whom? b- Why did the speaker not like the person talked about? c- What else did the speaker wish that person to do? 25- "Well I don't like Duke Michael. The king has red hair just like you." a- Who said that? To whom? b- Who told her about the king's red hair? 26- "But why's the King here, if it's the Duke's land?" a- Who asked this question? To whom? b- What answer did the speaker get to his question? c- Where was the Duke at the time of this conversation? 27- "I don't know if you can be good friends if you want the same thing." a- Who said this? To whom? b- What did the speaker mean by these words? c- According to the addressee, who had the right to that thing? . 28- "It's right that the older brother becomes king." a- Who said these words? To whom? 29- "What's the matter? This gentleman's come to our country to see the coronation." a- Who said these words? To whom? 30- "It's the red hair. We don't often see it in our country unless you're part of the King's family, the Elphbergs." a- Who was speaking? b- What did she mean by "It's the red hair"? c- Was the addressee part of the King's family, the Elphbergs? How? The Prisoner of Zenda

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31- "Good evening, sir. I'm sorry. I didn't expect to see any new guests here." a- Who said these words? To whom? b- What did the speaker apologize for? c- What didn't the speaker really expect? 32- "Sir, have you ever seen our King?" a- Who said these words? To whom? 33- "He's about the same height as the King, too! This really is extraordinary." a- Who said these words? To whom? 34- "I'm a traveller from England and an officer in the Queen's army." a- Who said these words? To whom? 38- "Although you look like identical twins, you don't have identical personalities or skills." a- Who said these words? To whom? 35- "Well, we're officers for our King, so we understand each other well!" a- Who said these words? To whom? b- What did Rassendyll say that made the Fritz make this remark? c- Where did this conversation take place? 36- "Perhaps we are alike then, I like to have an easy life, too!" a- Who said these words? To whom? Find the mistake in each of the following sentences:

1- Rose praised Rudolf Rassendyll for doing many useful things. 2- Rose's family were richer and more important than the Rassendylls. 3- Rassendyll was neither good with a sword nor with a gun. 4- In 1733, Countess Rose married a member of the Ruritanian royal family. 5- Lord Burlesdon had paintings of Countess Amelia Rassendyll and her ancestors. 6- People said that the King of Ruritania was his father's favourite son. 7- The old woman said that the king was popular with the people as he cared for them. 8- Rassendyll sympathized with Duke Michael and said it was his right to be king. 9- Johann's sister was married to a wealthy craftsman. 10- The castle was modern and well built, with a moat all around. 11- The old castle was only reached by a tunnel between it and the mansion. 12- Fritz said that the King liked to live well and he preferred action. The Prisoner of Zenda: Chapter 2 Questions with Model Answers

1- Why did Rassendyll have a very strange feeling when he saw the king in the forest? 2- What did Rassendyll do after looking at the future king for a few minutes? 3- What differences did Rassendyll find when he examined the king carefully? 4- How did the future king welcome Rassendyll? 5- Show that the king had a sense of humour. 6- How was the king modest and kind when he met Rassendyll for the first time? 7- What did Rassendyll tell the king where he was going? 8- Why did the king smile when Rassendyll told him he was going to Strelsau? 9- Why did Fritz and Sapt object to/oppose Rassendyll's visit to Strelsau? 10- Why did Rassendyll want to leave Ruritania at once? 11– How was the king similar to Rassendyll in names, too? 12- Where did the king and Rassendyll have their dinner? 13- Who brought the dinner?

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14- Why did Rassendyll eat a lot? 15– Why didn't Fritz and Sapt eat too much? 16- The king was insatiable ‫ ﮭ‬and gluttonous

for food. Illustrate.

17- Why did Colonel Sapt and Fritz have to go to Zenda? 18- What two things did Duke Michael do that the King appreciated?

19- The king was so kind that he couldn't see his brother's evil act. Explain. 20– How many cakes did Rassendyll eat? Why? 21- Why was Rassendyll covered in water when he woke up? 22- To what extent could the king's love for food put an end to his life? 23- When did Rassendyll make sure that the king was poisoned? 24- Why did they refuse to call a doctor? 25– How did Fritz and Sapt have two different opinions about the coronation? 26- Why wouldn't Rudolf Elphberg be a king if he wasn't crowned that day? 27- Who did Fritz and Sapt accuse of poisoning the king? 28- How did Luck play a role in spoiling Michael's plot to be crowned? ‫ﮫ‬

29- Why did Rassendyll object to Sapt's plan at first? 30- How did they persuade Rassendyll to take the place of the king at coronation?

31- What did Sapt say when Rassendyll said that the king wouldn't forgive him? 32- What was Sapt's plan to hide the king? 33- How would they get the king to Strelsau after the coronation?

34- Sapt was cunning and a good planner .Illustrate. 35- What did they do with Johann's mother who was watching them? 36- What did Fritz say on seeing Josef dressing Rassendyll in the king's clothes? The Prisoner of Zenda

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37- How did Sapt help Rassendyll to play his role as Rudolf the 5th well? 38- Why would Sapt always be at Rassendyll's side? 39- What did Fritz tell the surprised – looking station guard? 40- Why would there be no one to meet them on reaching the capital? 41– How was Rassendyll feeling on the train during his journey to the palace? 42- How was the station of Strelsau suddenly busy?

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43– What do you know about Marshal Strakencz? 44- When did Rassendyll feel less nervous? 45- Rassendyll found out the city had two different parts partly old and partly new. Show. 46- How did this gap

between the rich and the poor affect the new king?

47- Why did the poor people support Duke Michael? 48- What did Rassendyll realize about that poor area of the city? 49- What did the square where the palace stood like? 50- How did the people meet the pretend king (Rassendyll)? 51- What did Rassendyll do with the flower on his horse? 52- What were Rassendyll’s feelings at that moment? 53- Why did Rassendyll feel frightened when he saw Antoinette de Mauban? Quotations with modal answers

1- "Colonel, Fritz: who is this gentleman." a- Who said that quotation? To whom? b- Who was that gentleman? Where did they meet? 2- "It's good to meet you, cousin! You must forgive me if I seemed surprised, as it's not every day that you see your double." a- Who said that quotation? To whom? b- What did he mean by saying" your double"? 3- "I hope you are not angry." a- Who said that quotation? To whom? 4- "Whether I like it or not, you can’t help looking like me. No, I'll happily help you. Where are you travelling?" a- Who said that quotation? To whom? 5– "To Strelsau, sir. To the coronation." a- Who said that quotation? To whom? 6- "What would my brother Michael think if he saw us together!" a- Who said that quotation? To whom? 7- "I don't think it would be a good idea for Mr Rassendyll to visit Strelsau now." a- Who said that quotation? To whom? 8- "Don't worry, sir. I understand the problem. I'll leave Ruritania today." a- Who said that quotation? To whom? 9- " Please, first you must eat with me. You don't meet a new cousin every day." a- Who said that quotation? To whom? 10- "Remember, sir, that we have an early start tomorrow." a- Who said that quotation? To whom? b- Why did they have an early start? The Prisoner of Zenda

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11- "We can still eat well, and good food is better than sleep!" a- Who said that quotation? To whom? b- What do you know about the king's character? - Good food was his weakness. 12- "The colonel and I have to leave here at six tomorrow morning." a- Who said that quotation? To whom? b- Why did they have to leave so early? 13- "It's good of my brother to let me use his guards." a- Who said that quotation? To whom? 14- “The Duke said I was to give you this at the end of your meal." a- Who said that quotation? To whom? b- What did the word this refer to? c- How far were those cakes important? 15– “Nothing else would wake you up. It’s five o'clock." a- Who said that quotation? To whom? b- Why was it difficult to wake him up normally? 16- "You must come and look at this." a- Who said that quotation? To whom? b- Who did the word this refer to? 17- “We have been trying to wake him up for half an hour, but we can't." a- Who said that quotation? To whom? b- Who couldn't they wake up? Why? 18- “It must have been those cakes that he ate. Do you think he was poisoned?" a- Who said that quotation? To whom? b- What was wrong with the cakes? 19- "A thousand doctors won't make him better today." a- Who said that quotation? To whom? 20- "But what about the coronation." a- Who said that quotation? To whom? 21– "We must tell the people of Ruritania that he is ill." a- Who said that quotation? To whom? 22- “If he isn't crowned today. I don't think he'll ever be a king." a- Who said that quotation? To whom? 23- "The whole country is waiting for him today. Most of the army is waiting too." a- Who said that quotation? To whom? b- Why did the whole country and the army wait for him? 24- “We must tell everyone what's happened and make the most of it." a- Who said that quotation? To whom? b- What happened to the king? c- How did they make the most of it? 25- "Do you think that he was poisoned?" a- Who said that quotation? To whom? b- How was the king poisoned? 26– "Yes, he did this so that his brother can't be crowned. You don't know him." a- Who said that quotation? To whom? About whom? 27- "I have an idea! It was lucky that we met you yesterday." a- Who said that quotation? To whom? b- Why was it lucky? 28- "Me? That's impossible! People would realize I'm not the king. I'm English." a- Who said that quotation? To whom? b- What was the problem of being English? 29- "Your German's perfect. If we dress you in different clothes, no one will know." a- Who said that quotation? To whom? b- What did he mean by German? 30- "Duke Michael will be king tonight and the king will either be dead or in prison." a- Who said that quotation? To whom? b- When could the Duke be king? 31- "I understand what you're are saying but the king would never forgive me if I ---" a- Who said that quotation? To whom? 32- "Our country needs this." a- Who said that quotation? To whom? b- What did he mean by the word (this)? 33- "We can hide the king in the cellar so the guards will think no one's here." a- Who said that quotation? To whom? 34- "What if they search the building?" a- Who said that quotation? To whom? b- Who did ‘they’ refer to? The Prisoner of Zenda

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35- "How will we get the king to Strelsau?" a- Who said that quotation? To whom? 36- "As soon as we are alone in the bedroom, you and I will leave and come back here." a- Who said that quotation? To whom? b- Where were they at that moment? 37- "It's a good plan." a- Who said that quotation? To whom? 38- “I think she heard us. After we've moved the king, I'll speak to her." a- Who said that quotation? To whom? b- Who was she and what was she doing? 39- “What happened to Johan's mother?" a- Who said that quotation? To whom? 40- "She's locked in the cellar with the king. Josef will let her out later." a- Who said that quotation? To whom? b- Who was locked in the cellar? 41- "When they find that the king isn't here, Michael will know about our plan." a- Who said that quotation? To whom? b- How did Michael know about their plan? 42- "No, nothing is safe anywhere but we must do our best." a- Who said that quotation? To whom? 43- "Nervous, I'm not made of stone, you know." a- Who said that quotation? To whom? b- Why was Rassendyll nervous? 44- "God save the king!" a- Who said that quotation? When? 45- "God save both kings." a- Who said that quotation? To whom? b- Who were the two kings? c- Why did Rassendyll's life become so important? 45– Surely she would call out, "That's not the real king!" a- Who said this? To whom? b- Who was she? c- Why did he think that? Find the mistake in each of the following sentences:

1- The King's mouth was wider than Rassendyll’s. 2- The King seemed annoyed when he saw his double. 3- The King thought that the hunting lodge was as comfortable as the palace. 4- Dinner was not ready yet when the King went to the hunting lodge. 5- The King was annoyed with his brother for not letting him use his guards. 6- Josef said that Duke Michael had asked him to give the King some fruit. 7- The King as well as Rassendyll ate a few cakes because they had eaten enough. 8- Rassendyll woke up suddenly covered in water because he had sweated heavily. 9- Colonel Sapt and Fritz woke Rassendyll up to go to Strelsau to be crowned. 10- When Fritz led Rassendyll to the next room, he saw the King lying on bed. 11- Rassendyll bent down and felt the King's pulse, which was normal. 12- Fritz said that they mustn't tell anyone that the King was ill. 13- Most of the army was waiting too, with Marshal Strakencz leading it. 14- Colonel Sapt suggested that Rassendyll could go to Strelsau to kill Duke Michael. 15- Rassendyll walked round the room in silence for about an hour thinking of Colonel Sapt's idea that he could go to Strelsau to be crowned. 16- Fritz encouraged him to take the King's place saying that his English was perfect. 17- Sapt suggested waiting for Michael's guards in the hunting lodge. 18- Colonel Sapt and Fritz hid the King in the kitchen. 19- Colonel Sapt, Fritz and Rassendyll realised that they were being watched by Josef. 20- Rassendyll talked to Marshal Strakencz politely and in a friendly way. 21- Rassendyll saw that Fritz was less nervous when he shook the Marshal's hands. 22- Rassendyll rode through the capital with the Marshal on his right and Fritz on his left. 23- As Rassendyll was riding he saw that the capital was all new. 24- The rich people had never lived well under the King's father, so they would support the King because they knew that nothing would change. 25- There was a very different area where thousands of people lived in big houses. 26- The poor people supported Duke Michael, who told them he wanted things to be different and gave them some cakes. 27- Rassendyll knew that he was safe in the poor area. 28- In the big square, people lined the streets, clapping and cheering. He waved to them as they passed and people threw stones down from the balconies above him. 29- Rassendyll could at once tell from the Marshal's expression that he was angry. 30- Rassendyll was disappointed to see so much colour and so many happy faces. 31- When Rassendyll saw Antoinette de Mauban on a balcony above him, he was sure she would call out," That was the real king!" The Prisoner of Zenda

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The Prisoner of Zenda: Chapter three Questions with Model Answers

1- What did Rassendyll expect to hear while he was riding towards the palace? 2- What did he guess when he heard no one calling out? 3- What did the Marshal order his men to do? 4- What did Rassendyll think when the Marshal said to him "It's better this way"? 5- To what extent was Rassendyll brave in facing the Marshal's plan? 6- Give two reasons for Rassendyll's insistence

to ride alone in the old part?

7- What was the effect of this decision (going alone in the old part) on Colonel Sapt? 8- Why did Rassendyll make that risk (going alone in the old part of the city)? 9- Why did Sapt's face look even more anxious? 10- Show that the old town buildings were very ugly. 11- How did Rassendyll see the poor people? 12- What were the people saying about him? 13- How were the people having different feelings when they saw Rassendyll? 14- How far was the Duke popular with the poor people? 15- How were the poor people peaceful? 16- Why was Sapt's expression one of relief? 17- Who did Rassendyll see inside the beautiful building? 18- What did Duke Michael feel when he saw Rassendyll (the pretend king)? 19- What was the coronation ceremony like? 20- How was Duke Michael when he congratulated the king? 21- When did Rassendyll become worried? 22- Show that the Princess was a good observant. 23- What surprised Princess Flavia about the king? 24- What did Fritz warn Rassendyll against in the afternoon of the coronation? 25- Why did Sapt want Rassendyll to leave Ruritania as soon as he could? 26- How did Rassendyll get the king's permit to leave the city that night? 27- What did Sapt remind Rassendyll of? The Prisoner of Zenda

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‫ ﯾ‬their leaving the palace at night?

28- What part would Fritz play to conceal

29- To what extent, Fritz had orders to prevent Michael from visiting the king? 30- How was Rassendyll's camouflage ‫ﮫﯾ‬

to leave the palace at night?

31- How was the secret passage which Rassendyll and Sapt went through? 32- Who was waiting for them after reaching the street? 33- How did Rassendyll disguise

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34- Why did Sapt ask Rassendyll to take his gun? 35- When did Rassendyll and Sapt reach the tall wooden gate through the city wall? 36- Why were Sapt and Rassendyll relieved when they knocked on the gate? 37- What did Sapt tell the girl? Why?

‫ ﯾ‬the king's signature on the permit?

38- Why was Sapt so smart when he imitated

39- Why were they in little danger outside the city? 40- Why did Rassendyll and Sapt lose half an hour on their night journey? 41- How far had they gone at half past nine? 42- Why did Sapt get off the horse and put his ear to the ground? 43- Where did the roads at the fork lead to? 44- What did Sapt order Rassendyll at the fork? 45- How could Sapt recognize the two men on the road through the forest? 46- At the fork, which way did Max Holf suggest going to? 47- Why did Max Holf not go to the hunting lodge? 48- At the fork, Sapt would love to shoot Duke Michael but he didn't. Discuss. 49– What did "All is well" mean? 50– What did Sapt do when he saw the 5 or 6 torn and dirty handkerchiefs? 51- Why did Rassendyll tell Sapt to stay and went inside the cellar with a candle? 52- What could Rassendyll see inside the cellar? 53- Why did Rassendyll want to go back to the capital? 54- According to Sapt, how did Michael know what happened to the king? The Prisoner of Zenda

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55- What'd have happened to Sapt, Fritz and Rassendyll if they had stayed there? 56- What was Sapt's plan after the disappearance of the king? Quotations with Model answers

1- "Why have we changed our route?” a- Who said that? To whom? 2- "It's better this way." a- Who said that? To whom? b- Which way would they go? 3- "Tell your soldiers to ride ahead of me. I don't need them or you." a- Who said that? To whom? 4- "You can wait here until I have continued through the old part alone." a- Who said that? To whom? 5- "I want the people who live here to see that their king trusts them." a- Who said that? To whom? b- What did the word ‘here’ refer to? 6- "I'm surprised that he's on his own, but he's taller than I thought." a- Who said that? To whom? b- Who did he speak about? 7- "His skin's very white." a- Who said that? To whom? b- Who did he speak about? 8- "Congratulations." a- Who said that? To whom? b- On what occasion was it said? 9- "When's the wedding?" a- Who said that? To whom? b- Whose wedding did the man ask about? 10- "Do you know, Rudolf, you look different today?” a- Who said that? To whom? 11- "You look tired and serious, and think you're thinner. You have changed." a- Who said that? To whom? 12- "I think I want to change now that I'm a king." a- Who said that? To whom? 13- "Perhaps you already have. I heard that you rode through the old town alone." a- Who said that? To whom? 14- "The people there must have appreciated what you did." a- Who said that? To whom? 15- "I hope I'll make a good king." a- Who said that? To whom? 16- “That was a day to remember! I think I'd like to be king for a day." a- Who said that? To whom? 17- "Duke Michael wouldn't like it if you became too popular with his people." a- Who said that? To whom? b- What did the underlined word refer to? c- Why were they The Duke's people? 18- "Only if you stay alive as long as that. Michael had news from Zenda." a- Who said that? To whom? b- When did he say that? 19- "Who can I get a permit from?" a- Who said that? To whom? b- Why did the speaker need a permit? 20- "The king, of course." a- Who said that? To whom? 21- "I can pretend to be the king but that doesn't mean I can write like him too!" a- Who said that? To whom? b- When did the speaker say that? 22- "Oh, it's not hard to copy." a- Who said that? To whom? b- Why did he copy the king's signature on the form? c- What did that tell us about the speaker? 23- “Now, remember our plan. I'll go with you." a- Who said that? To whom? The Prisoner of Zenda

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24- "You will tell everyone that the king has gone to bed and that he isn't to be woken by anybody till nine o'clock tomorrow morning." a- Who said that? To whom? 25- "You mustn't let him in, even if your life depends on it." a- Who said that? To whom? b- Who did (him) refer to? c- Why mustn't the addressee let that person in? 26- "I don't need to be told that." a- Who said that? To whom? 27- “Here, put on this big coat and hat. Now, are you ready to go?" a- Who said that? To whom? b- Why did the addressee put on those clothes? 28- "In the old king's time, I knew all about this secret passage." a- Who said that? To whom? b- Where did he say that? 29- "You may need it to get through the city gates. They will be closed at this time." a- Who said that? To whom? b- What does the word (it) refer to? 30- "My father is not here. I'm afraid. He's gone to see the king." a- Who said that? To whom? 31- “Your father should have stayed here." a- Who said that? To whom? b- Was the speaker angry as the guard wasn't at the gate? 32- “But he told me not to open the gate for anyone." a- Who said that? To whom? 33- "Then you must give me the key to open it." a- Who said that? To whom? 34- "Here's a form from the king himself. You can show it to your father." a- Who said that? To whom? b- What was the form? 35- "Now we must move quickly.” a- Who said this? To whom? 36- "What do you think the Duke knows about our plan?" a- Who said that? To whom? 37- "Listen. I can hear something." a- Who said that? To whom? b- What did the speaker hear? 38- "We are lucky that the wind's blowing towards us so we can hear them." a- Who said that? To whom? 39- "I think there're two horses. They are about two kilometres behind." a- Who said that? To whom? 40- "To the right's our road, to the left's the castle. Now, get off your horse." a- Who said that? To whom? 41- "Get off? But they will catch us!" a- Who said that? To whom? 42- "Do you want to see who they are?" a- Who said that? To whom? 43- "Yes, and where they are going." a- Who said that? To whom? 44- "Here they come! Look, it's the Duke." a- Who said that? To whom? 45- " Which way?" a- Who said that? To whom? 46- “I think we should go to the castle where we can learn the truth." a- Who said that? To whom? 47- "Why not the hunting lodge?" a- Who said that? To whom? 48- "If all's well, why go there? And if all isn't well, I fear it will be a trap." a- Who said that? To whom? b- What do you deduce from they fear of a trap? 49- "To Zenda, then." a- Who said that? To whom? 50- "So, he's had news that all's well." a- Who said that? To whom? b- When did he say that? The Prisoner of Zenda

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51- "What does that mean?" a- Who said that? To whom? 52- "I wish I knew. It's a real puzzle." a- Who said that? To whom? 53- "What did "All's well" mean? Was all well with the king?" a- Who said that? To whom? 54- "Look there! That's what I used to tie up the old woman." a- Who said that? To whom? b- What did they look at? c- Who was the old woman? 55- "So they found the old woman." a- Who said that? To whom? b- Who did they refer to? c- Who was the old woman? 56– "I realized that when I saw the handkerchiefs." a- Who said that? To whom? b- What did he realise? 57- "Where's Josef and the king?" a- Who said that? To whom? 58- "It’s not good news. I'm afraid he's dead." a- Who said that? To whom? b- Who is dead? 59- "No, the body's Josef. The king isn't there." a- Who said that? To whom? 60- "So they have got the king." a- Who said that? To whom? b- Who have got the king? 61- "That's why they said that all's well. But when did they find out?" a- Who said that? To whom? b- Who did ‘they’ refer to? 62- "Michael must have known all day." a- Who said that? To whom? b- What did Michael knew? 63- "What did he think when he met me then? He knew I wasn't the real king." a- Who said that? To whom? 64- "It doesn't matter what he thought then. What matters is what he thinks now." a- Who said that? To whom? 65- "We must get back and collect every soldier in Strelsau. Michael will have to be caught before the king is killed." a- Who said that? To whom? 66- "Wait. We need to think. It must have been the old woman who told them." a- Who said that? To whom? b- Who did the old woman tell what had happened? 67- “If we hadn't escaped to Strelsau, we would have been killed." a- Who said that? To whom? b- Who would have killed them? 68- "Let's think about how we could worry him a bit more." a- Who said that? To whom? b- Who did they want to worry? 69- "We'll get back to Strelsau. The king will be back in the capital again tomorrow." a- Who said that? To whom? b- What did the speaker mean? 70- "How is it possible if we don't know where he is?" a- Who said that? To whom? b- Who did the speaker talk about? 71- "We'll continue with the game we started. You have done a good job until now." a- Who said that? To whom? b- What was the game? 72- “Do you mean you want me to be the king again?" a- Who said that? To whom? Find the mistake and correct it

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5- Michael was surprised and deeply happy to see Rassendyll. 6- During the wedding, Rassendyll did all the right things. 7- Princess Flavia noticed that Rassendyll looked similar as he was more serious. 8- Rassendyll and Sapt had to go back to Strelsau to fetch the king. 9- Fritz looked worried when he saw a man from England. 10- To leave the palace without being seen, Rassendyll went out though the front door. 11- The Duke of Strelsau was the king's cousin. 12- Sapt was happy when the king rode through the streets of the old part. 13- The coronation was important for the history of England. 14- The Marshal didn't like the king to be popular with people. 15- Sapt and Rassendyll left the palace through a tunnel in the wall. 16- There were three parts to the castle. 17- Two men were riding behind Sapt and Michael. 18- The old woman was no longer in the room, she had died. 19- Fritz was found dead on the floor of the cellar. 20-The Duke's men had Rassendyll as a prisoner. 21- Sapt would not kill the king as long as Rassendyll was in the Palace. 22- Michael agreed to take the king's place for him. 23- If Rassendyll agreed to go back to Strelsau, the king would be killed. 24- Sapt killed Josef, the servant of the king. 25- When he saw the torn scarf, Sapt knew that the old woman disappeared. 26- Sapt said that there were four people coming behind us. 27- To leave the city, one should have a form signed by the Duke. 28- They found a son at the gate of the city. 29- The girl told Sapt that her father went to see the Duke. 30- Duke Michael and Max Holf rode to the lodge. 31- Sapt still held up his gun and was pointing it at the king. 32- It must have been Josef who told them what have happened somehow. The Prisoner of Zenda: Chapter four Questions with model answers

1- Why did Rassendyll see that returning to the capital was too dangerous? 2- How did Sapt encourage him to continue pretending to be the king? 3- Why did Sapt believe that they had got Michael and his men? 4- Show that Sapt was persuasive

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9- How did Rassendyll see Sapt's second plan to continue pretending as a king? 10- What did Sapt tell Rassendyll when he said that he was still worried? 11- What did Sapt and Rassendyll see from the Hunting Lodge window? 12- Who were the men and what were they going to do? 13- Sapt and Rassendyll were too brave in the hunting Lodge. Illustrate. The Prisoner of Zenda

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14- Rassendyll was a very good Swordsman .Discuss. 15- How did Rassendyll escape from the men who were going to trap him? 16- How did the 2nd shot hurt Rassendyll? 17- How did Rassendyll think the men recognize him? 18- How was the farmer kind to them? 19- On arriving at a farm, Rassendyll covered his face. How did he justify it to the farmer? 20- When did they go back to Strelsau? 21- When Sapt and Rassendyll returned to Strelsau, why were the streets quiet at that time? 22– Who was Freyler? 23- What did Sapt tell Freyler about the king's finger? 24- What did Sapt ask Freyler not to say anything about? 25- How did they return to inside the palace? 26- Why did Fritz bow to Rassendyll? 27- Sapt was very cautious when he heard a knock on the door. Explain. 28- Who was the visitor? Why did he come to the palace? 29- What did Rassendyll tell the servant of Princess Flavia? 30- What did Rassendyll tell Fritz about the real king? 31- When did Rassendyll realize that the king's life was quite hard?

32- Why was Rassendyll worried when he met the French ambassador? 33- What did Fritz object to when Rassendyll asked Sapt if he could rest? 34- What were Sapt and Rassendyll's opinions about Fritz's point of view?

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42- What was Rassendyll's plan to act as a real king? 43- What did Rassendyll hope? 44- How did Rassendyll begin his plan? 45- How did he decide not to be a distant king? 46- Why did Rassendyll stop while riding through the narrowest and oldest streets? 47- What effect did that action have on the people? 48- How was Rassendyll's visit to the Princess to help him?

49- What was the princess guest room like? 50- Why did Rassendyll have to be careful when he talked to the Princess? 51- What was the first thing the princess talked about with Rassendyll? 52- "The nearer he is to me, the better." has two different meanings. Discuss.

53- How did Rassendyll unknowingly make Michael angry? 54- What did Rassendyll realise when he made Michael wait outside the door? 55- How did Rassendyll try to relieve Michael's anger? 56- What did Rassendyll tell Michael after that awkward situation

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57- What did Rassendyll notice about Michael's feelings after that occasion? 58- What did Rassendyll tell Princess Flavia and Michael about his injured hand? 59- What did Rassendyll say when the Princess asked why he didn't kill the animal? 60- What would happen if the animal was poisonous? 61- What did "But he might bite again" show? 62- How did Rassendyll change the subject with Michael? 63- When did Michael jump to his feet and angrily walked to the door? 64- Who did Michael introduce to the pretend king (Rassendyll)?

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66- How did Rassendyll speak to Detchard? How was this scene comic? Quotations with model answers

1- " You are mad. The plan is too dangerous." a- Who said that? To whom? b- On what occasion was it said? 2- "Listen. If you are a man, you can save the king. Go back and pretend to be him." a- Who said that? To whom? 3- "But the Duke knows where the real king is and all his men know!" a- Who said that? To whom? b- Where was the real king? 4- "Listen! We have got them! They can't say anything without showing their guilt." a- Who said that? To whom? b- Who did the speaker talk about? 5-" Surely someone in Strelsau will realise I'm not the real king." a- Who said that? To whom? b- Who was that someone? Why? 6- "Of course it's a risk but we must have a king in Strelsau." a- Who said that? To whom? b- What was the risk? 7- "If the real king's already dead, then you shall stay king!" a- Who said that? To whom? 8- "I don't think they will do anything to him if you're in the capital." a- Who said that? To whom? b- Who did "him" refer to? 9- "Let's go to Strelsau. We'll be caught if we stay here." a- Who said that ?To whom? b- Where did they when he said that? 10- "Good man! I'll go and get the horses." a- Who said that? To whom? 11- "Look out of the window." a- Who said that? To whom? 12- "We should make sure that some of those evil men join Josef." a- Who said that? To whom? 13- "As a soldier, I have had a lot of fights like this. I'll show you what to do." a- Who said that? To whom? 14- "Go and get the body." a- Who said that? To whom? 15- "Well done! That was very brave. Do you think they saw who you were?" a- Who said that? To whom? 16- Yes, one of them said" It's the king," before I pushed him of his horse. a- Who said that? To whom? 17- "Good! That will give Michael something to worry about." a- Who said that? To whom? 18- "Is all well, sir?" a- Who said that? To whom? 19- "But the king's hurt?" a- Who said that? To whom? 20- "He caught his finger in a door. Now remember, say nothing about this." a- Who said that? To whom? 21- “All young men like to ride their horses now and then. Why not the king?" a- Who said that? To whom? 22- “Freyler's a good servant, but sometimes it's best not to trust even the best of men." a- Who said that? To whom? 23- “My king, you're safe! I'm so pleased.” a- Who said that? To whom? b- What did the speaker? Why? 24- "Even Fritz thinks you are the real king. I think we can do it." a- Who said that? To whom? 25- "But what’s happened to your hand? Are you hurt?" a- Who said that? To whom? 26- "It's nothing serious. What's more important is what we have to tell you." The Prisoner of Zenda

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a- Who said that? To whom? 27- " What is it? Where is the real king?" a- Who said that? To whom? 28- " Be quiet. Don't speak so loudly .People will hear us." a- Who said that? To whom? 29- "Quick! Go into the bedroom. Cover yourself up so people think you are sleep." a- Who said that? To whom? 30- "Send her my thanks, and tell her that I've never felt better in my life." a- Who said that? To whom? 31- "The king's had a good long sleep," a- Who said that? To whom? 32- "Tell me, is the king dead?" a- Who said that? To whom? 33- "We don't think so, but Duke Michael’s holding him prisoner." a- Who said that? To whom? 34- "Rest? No! we must not waste any time! Shouldn't we plan how to attack Michael?" a- Who said that? To whom? 35- "Let's take things slowly. We are not going to do anything dangerous." a- Who said that? To whom? 36- "So aren't we going to do anything?" a- Who said that? To whom? 37- “I'll fight with the Duke but let's wait to see what he does." a- Who said that? To whom? 38- "He can't accuse Rassendyll, of anything." a- Who said that? To whom? 39- “And we can't accuse him in public without admitting that I'm not the real king." a- Who said that? To whom? 40- "So no one can do anything! It's a stalemate!" a- Who said that? To whom? 41- "But wait. Half of Michael's six men are in Strelsau with the Duke." a- Who said that? To whom? 42- "That means the king must be alive" a- Who said that? To whom? 43- "Excuse me, but who are the six men?" a- Who said that? To whom? 44- "They will do whatever Michel asks them to do." a- Who said that? To whom? 45- “Would they try to kill me?” a- Who said that? To whom? b- Who would try to kill Rassendyll? 46- "Without a doubt. Which three are here in Strelsau?" a- Who said that? To whom? b- Which three were in Strelsau? 47- "So they weren't the men we saw at the hunting lodge." a- Who said that? To whom? 48- "I wish they were because then there'd only be four of them not six of them." a- Who said that? To whom? 49- "You have completely changed since you became king, sir." a- Who said that? To whom? 50- "I'm proud to do so. But I think your face has changed." a- Who said that? To whom? 51- "That's good. The nearer he is to me the better." a- Who said that? To whom? b- Who did the speaker talk about? 52- "Do you want him to be near so that you know what he is doing?" a- Who said that? To whom? 53- "We need to help and support each other." a- Who said that? To whom? 54- "It's him. He's coming here now." a- Who said that? To whom? 55- "What do you mean? How am I making him angry?" a- Who said that? To whom? 56- "He's been waiting outside the room for a long time." a- Who said that? To whom? 57- “How funny you are! No one can enter without your permission." The Prisoner of Zenda

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a- Who said that? To whom? 58- "Brother, I'm so sorry. I didn't know you were waiting." a- Who said that? To whom? 59- "Yes. An animal bit me." a- Who said that? To whom? . b- Which animal did the speaker mean? c- Did the addressee (Michael) understand that hint ‫? ﯿ‬ 60- “Is there any danger from the bite?" a- Who said that? To whom? 61- "Not from this, but if I gave him the chance to bit again, it would be different." a- Who said that? To whom? b- Who did the word him refer to? c- Did he deserve to be called an animal? 62- "No. We are waiting to see if his bite's poisonous." a- Who said that? To whom? b- Whose bite did the speaker talk about? c- Was it really a bite? 63- "He will be knocked on his head." a- Who said that? To whom? b- Who will be hit? c- What did these words mean? 64- "But he might bite again." a- Who said that? To whom? b- What did these words mean? 65- "Three of my friends would very much like to meet you." a- Who said that? To whom? b- Who were these men? c- Why did the speaker introduce them to the addressee? 66- "These gentlemen are the most loyal and honest of the king's servants." a- Who said that? To whom? b- Who were the gentlemen? c- Were they really loyal to the king? 67- "I'm very pleased to meet them all." a- Who said that? To whom? b- Was the speaker really pleased? Find the mistake and correct it

1- Rassendyll's head was hit by a bullet. 2- Sapt bowed to Rassendyll thinking that he was the real king. 3- Michael's men came to the lodge with guns to bury Josef's body. 4- Antoinette thought that the king had already changed. 5- Michael had killed the real king. 6- Freyler was a prince to Sapt. 7- Sapt's plan was too safe. 8- It was unnecessary to have a king in Strelsau. 9- Michael's men wanted to burn Josef's body. 10- Sapt and Rassendyll took revenge for killing the Duke. 11- Rassendyll escaped through a wall between the men. 12- Rassendyll covered his face when they rested at a soldier's farm. 13- The farmer was cruel to them. 14- The streets of the town were very busy. 15- Princess Flavia sent her brother to the king. 16- The famous six were loyal to the king. 17- As Michael left three of the famous six at Zenda, the real king must have been dead. 18- All the famous six were foreigners. 19- People of England wanted the king to marry the Princess. 20- Michael was happy when Rassendyll let him wait. 21- Rassendyll told the Princess that he was bitten by an owl. 22- Michael told Rassendyll that the animal would try to reward him again. 23- Rassendyll said that he would knock the animal on his back. 24- Part of Rassendyll's plan was to make the Duke as popular as he could. 25- The Princess was hated by the people. 26- Rassendyll couldn't sign documents because of his damaged leg. 27- Detchard was a French man.

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