1 Where does Sara Crewe come from? India Boston Egypt London 2 Who runs the school that Sara will attend? Monsieur Dufarge Mr. Carmichael Miss Amelia Miss Minchin 3 What does Sara notice about the furniture at her new school? It is well-made but threadbare It is ugly and hard It is overly soft and frilly It is elaborately carved and painted 4 Who is Emily? The maid who cares for Sara Sara's first friend at school The doll Sara buys to keep at school Sara's mother back at home 5 What does Sara's father tell the headmistress about his daughter? She is an excellent French speaker and will need a private tutor to continue learning She has a hot temper, but only when others provoke her She is too interested in books and needs to be taught to enjoy dolls instead She loves to play outside, but her health is too fragile to let her do so 6 How does Sara behave when her father leaves her at school? She sits quietly alone in her room She goes for a long walk and returns completely cheerful She immediately sits down to write him a letter She cries openly in the dining room 7 Who is the oldest student at Sara's school? Jessie Lavinia Lottie Ermengarde 8 Why does Sara tell Miss Minchin that she has never learned French? She spoke French from a young age without formal lessons She is lying to avoid a conflict She was forbidden from learning French because her father wanted to forget her French mother She learned various Indian languages instead of European ones 9 Who is Mariette? The French teacher The maid hired to care for Sara The woman who runs the nearby bakery Sara's roommate 10 Why do Sara's classmates immediately turn their attention to her when she enters their classroom? They see that she is by far the most beautiful student in the school They hope she will have exciting stories about her faraway childhood They know she is wealthy and wears expensive clothes They want to befriend her and share her doll 11 What first makes Sara want to befriend Ermengarde? She knows that Ermengarde also likes to tell stories and play pretend She wants Ermengarde's help with French She sees teachers and students laugh at her and scold her She knows that Ermengarde has unused books she will lend to Sara 12 What is Ermengarde's "greatest trial"? She has the smallest and dingiest dormitory in the school She is too shy to talk to new people She believes herself to be ugly She has a very intelligent father 13 Why, according to Sara, does she have a playroom of her own at school? She needs lots of space to host parties and get-togethers She needs space for all her clothes and toys She likes to tell herself stories out loud in privacy She is prone to injury and can't roughhouse with other children 14 What do Sara and Ermengarde do together in Sara's playroom? Gossip about Lavinia Play with Emily Drink tea and eat buns Try on the new clothes Sara's father has sent 15 Why does Sara almost cry while Ermengarde is in her room? She is afraid that Ermengarde does not like her She is thinking about how much she misses her father She is afraid that she has not been acting like a princess She is exhausted and overworked from studying 16 What job does Sara's father have? Architect Soldier Writer Farmer 17 How does Miss Minchin treat Sara during her earliest days at school? She treats Sara indulgently because of her wealth She tries to humiliate Sara, whom she finds irritating She is extremely strict with Sara because she wants her to live up to her full potential She exploits Sara's maternal personality and makes her babysit the young children 18 What is Lavinia's primary motive in antagonizing Sara? Boredom Admiration Jealousy Scorn 19 How does Sara comfort Lottie during her tantrum? By asking her to join her for a tea party By explaining to her that she should act like a princess By quietly singing to herself until Lottie calms down By telling her a story about their mothers together in the afterlife 20 Why does Lavinia scold Becky in front of her and Sara's classmates? For failing to properly clean one of the bathrooms For daring to speak to students For stealing food from her room For listening in on one of Sara's stories 21 Why is Becky in Sara's room? Becky, exhausted, has fallen asleep there Becky is furiously cleaning because she is afraid of Sara Becky is waiting for Sara to return so they can talk Becky is admiring Sara's beautiful possessions 22 Why are Becky's lines of dialogue written with such characteristics as dropped "H"s? To show that she is tired and breathless To provide a rationale for Sara's trouble understanding her To show that she does not speak English as a first language To demonstrate her working-class accent 23 What admirable piece of clothing does Sara where when she first speaks with Becky? A velvet muff and jacket A silver nightgown A pink dancing-frock A bright red coat 24 What does Sara feed Becky when she comes to visit? Muffins Sausage Fruit Cake 25 Why does Sara wish she was a princess? She wants to help the people around her She wants to pay for a ticket home to see her father She wants to live in a palace She wants to make laws banning injustice
