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A Little Princess Trivia Quiz

A quiz about Frances H. Burnett's book "A Little Princess".

A multiple-choice quiz by asthore. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
asthore

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
100,571

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
2104

Last 3 plays: Guest 146 (9/10), Guest 86 (6/10), Guest 134 (5/10).

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. What was Sara's surname? Hint

Carroll

Carewe

Crewe

Carr

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Question 2 of 10

2. Where was the boarding school where Sara was sent? Hint

Brussels

Paris

London

New York

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who was the headmistress of the boarding school Sara attended? Hint

Miss Amelia Minchin

Mrs. Susan Sowerby

Mrs. Medlock

Miss Maria Minchin

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who was Sara's best friend among the students? Hint

Lavinia

Ermengarde

Becky

Jessie

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Question 5 of 10

5. What was Sara's greatest power? Hint

Storytelling

Being the "show pupil"

Her father's money

Speaking French

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who was Becky? Hint

The girl in the house next door

A scullery maid

One of the other pupils

Sara's favourite doll

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Question 7 of 10

7. By what method did Sara's father supposedly die? Hint

He contracted jungle fever

He was killed in a duel

He fell down a mine shaft

He got cancer

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Question 8 of 10

8. How was the Indian Gentleman related to Sara? Hint

He was her father's brother.

He was a distant cousin.

He was her mother's brother.

No relation. He was her father's business partner.

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Question 9 of 10

9. Why did the Indian Gentleman think Sara might have been sent to boarding school in France? Hint

Because her father was French

Because her mother was French.

Because the Indian Gentleman was French

Because the best schools were in France

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Question 10 of 10

10. What kind of animal did the Indian Gentleman's servant keep as a pet? Hint

Parrot

Dog

Monkey

Cat

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Most Recent Scores

Apr 09 2024 : Guest 146: 9/10
Apr 03 2024 : Guest 86: 6/10
Apr 01 2024 : Guest 134: 5/10
Mar 25 2024 : Guest 89: 6/10
Mar 24 2024 : Guest 86: 5/10
Mar 23 2024 : Guest 86: 4/10
Mar 15 2024 : Guest 47: 10/10
Mar 04 2024 : Guest 174: 8/10
Mar 04 2024 : Guest 136: 8/10

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What was Sara's surname?

Answer: Crewe

There was a girl named Carewe in France that Mr. Carmichael thought might be Sara.

2. Where was the boarding school where Sara was sent?

Answer: London

3. Who was the headmistress of the boarding school Sara attended?

Answer: Miss Maria Minchin

Miss Amelia Minchin was the headmistress' sister.
Mrs. Medlock and Mrs. Sowerby are characters in another Burnett book, The Secret Garden.

4. Who was Sara's best friend among the students?

Answer: Ermengarde

Becky was her very best friend, but she wasn't a student.

5. What was Sara's greatest power?

Answer: Storytelling

She liked making up stories for herself as well as telling them to others.

6. Who was Becky?

Answer: A scullery maid

Shy to begin with, but Sara won her over easily.

7. By what method did Sara's father supposedly die?

Answer: He contracted jungle fever

He was already ill with the brain fever, and the shock of finding out the mines had been a scam killed him.

8. How was the Indian Gentleman related to Sara?

Answer: No relation. He was her father's business partner.

He almost died of the same fever that killed Sara's father.

9. Why did the Indian Gentleman think Sara might have been sent to boarding school in France?

Answer: Because her mother was French.

This is also why Sara was fluent in French.

10. What kind of animal did the Indian Gentleman's servant keep as a pet?

Answer: Monkey

It was the monkey that gave her a reason to go to the Indian Gentleman's house.

Source: Author asthore

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