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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
2141

Last 3 plays: Guest 37 (10/10), Guest 109 (8/10), Guest 89 (9/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. What was Sara's surname? Hint

Carewe

Carroll

Carr

Crewe

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Question 2 of 10

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

Paris

London

New York

Brussels

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Question 3 of 10

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

Mrs. Susan Sowerby

Miss Amelia Minchin

Miss Maria Minchin

Mrs. Medlock

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Question 4 of 10

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

Jessie

Lavinia

Ermengarde

Becky

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Question 5 of 10

5. What was Sara's greatest power? Hint

Her father's money

Speaking French

Being the "show pupil"

Storytelling

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who was Becky? Hint

Sara's favourite doll

The girl in the house next door

A scullery maid

One of the other pupils

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Question 7 of 10

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

He got cancer

He fell down a mine shaft

He contracted jungle fever

He was killed in a duel

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Question 8 of 10

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

He was a distant cousin.

He was her father's brother.

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

He was her mother's brother.

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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 mother was French.

Because the Indian Gentleman was French

Because her father 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

Dog

Parrot

Cat

Monkey

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Jan 17 2025 : Guest 37: 10/10
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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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