Chapter XXVIII. The sacrifice. Quiz — The Prince and the Pauper

What is Miles Hendon's sentence at the beginning of Chapter 28?

• Imprisonment for one year
• Two hours in the stocks
• Public flogging and banishment
• A fine of fifty crowns

Why is Edward nearly punished along with Miles?

• For stealing food from a market stall
• For being in bad company with Miles
• For attempting to attack Sir Hugh
• For claiming to be the King of England

What provokes Edward to rush forward and confront the officer at the stocks?

• Sir Hugh arriving on horseback
• An egg being thrown at Miles's face
• The officer striking Miles with a whip
• Miles calling out for help

How does Sir Hugh respond to Miles's offer to take Edward's lashes?

• He refuses and insists the boy be punished
• He agrees with sardonic satisfaction and orders a dozen lashes
• He reduces the punishment to six lashes for Miles
• He dismisses Miles's offer and releases both prisoners

What threat does Sir Hugh use to silence Edward during the whipping?

• Edward will also be placed in the stocks
• Miles will receive six extra strokes for each word Edward speaks
• Both will be imprisoned in Hendon Hall's dungeon
• Edward will be banished from the county

What object does Edward use to dub Miles an Earl?

• A wooden staff from the stocks
• Sir Hugh's riding crop
• The scourge (whip) used on Miles's back
• A sword borrowed from an officer

What metaphor does Miles use to describe his accumulating mock titles?

• A tree heavy with ornaments
• A maypole hung with fantastic gauds
• A ship draped with signal flags
• A jester covered in bells

What happens to the latecomer who sneers at Miles after the whipping?

• He is arrested by the officer
• He is knocked down and kicked out by the crowd
• Miles challenges him to a duel
• Sir Hugh orders him punished

Which of these events actually happened in this chapter?

In the chapter, Miles's claims are "left contemptuously unnoticed." What does "contemptuously" mean?

• Carefully and thoughtfully
• With scorn and open disrespect
• Nervously and with hesitation
• With polite indifference

Sir Hugh's face lights with "sardonic satisfaction." What does "sardonic" mean?

• Genuine and heartfelt
• Grimly mocking or cynical
• Surprised and delighted
• Calm and serene

Edward reflects on Hendon's "magnanimous conduct." What does "magnanimous" mean?

• Reckless and impulsive
• Very generous or noble in spirit
• Secretive and cunning
• Physically powerful