Who does Arby kick out of the company ?

A boy who plays a trick on Nat.

Why does Arby make the boys play the games?

To build trust and become acquainted.

Why does Nat not allow himself to cry ?

It reminds him of when his father died.

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King of Shadows

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A novel about Elizabethan England

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1
How does Nat save Roper's life ?
Cutting a rope that Roper became entangled in.
Giving him antibiotics for the plague.
Using Heimlich manoeuvor.
Pulling him away from a deranged man with a knife.
2
Who does Arby kick out of the company ?
No one
A boy who is too young to be there.
A boy who refuses to play the games.
A boy who plays a trick on Nat.
3
Why does Arby make the boys play the games?
As a means of asserting his control over the boys.
To give them a break from serious work.
To build trust and become acquainted.
To see which ones are the leaders.
4
Why does Nat run out of the bear pit ?
The blood triggers his memory.
He hates seeing bears get hurt.
He does not run out.
He hates seeing the dogs killed.
5
Why does Nat not allow himself to cry ?
He thinks it is wrong for someone his age to cry.
He's afraid Roper will see him.
He's afraid he'll break down and not be able to stop.
It reminds him of when his father died.
6
What is the date at the beginning of Ch 1?
1899
1799
1699
1999
7
What play is performed in the afternoon?
Dr Faustus
Hamlet
The Devil's Revenge
Arcadia
8
How does Arby say the boy actors must function?
Like a family
Like apprentices
Like teenagers
Like professionals
9
What does Nat think of some of the games the boys play?
They are quite fun.
They are too difficult.
They are childish.
They do not have any purpose.
10
What school did Nat attend?
St Jerome's
St Paul's
St Francis'
Oxford
11
With whom does Nat live ?
His grandmother.
The Fisher family.
His aunty in a penthouse in Trafalgar Square.
The Jones family.
12
Who falls through the trap door at the wrong time ?
Johnson
Shakespeare
Burbage
Roper
13
Where does Nat move to in Chapter 10?
Paris
Shakespeare's home
An orphanage
He stays where he has been living.
14
For what skills does Arby particularly admire Nat ?
Piano playing
Singing
Memorisation
Arobatics
15
Where is the setting at the opening of Chapter 1 ?
London
Boston
Cambridge
New York
16
How many members are in the Company of Boys ?
15
33
24
18
17
What is one of the plays being rehearsed?
Julius Caesar
Hamlet
Romeo & Juliet
As You Like It
18
Of what does Nat dream?
His parents
Flying high above the earth.
His dead brother.
His dead dog.
19
Who is Arby?
The lead actor
The company director.
The oldest teen
The company's owner
20
Who was Rachel ?
Nat's girlfriend
Nat's sister
Arby's daughter
Arby's assistant.

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King of Shadows

20 termsStudBud Administration437 plays

A novel about Elizabethan England

Flashcards20 cardsFPractice quizPHost liveL

Questions 20

Answers

1
How does Nat save Roper's life ?
Cutting a rope that Roper became entangled in.
Giving him antibiotics for the plague.
Using Heimlich manoeuvor.
Pulling him away from a deranged man with a knife.
2
Who does Arby kick out of the company ?
No one
A boy who is too young to be there.
A boy who refuses to play the games.
A boy who plays a trick on Nat.
3
Why does Arby make the boys play the games?
As a means of asserting his control over the boys.
To give them a break from serious work.
To build trust and become acquainted.
To see which ones are the leaders.
4
Why does Nat run out of the bear pit ?
The blood triggers his memory.
He hates seeing bears get hurt.
He does not run out.
He hates seeing the dogs killed.
5
Why does Nat not allow himself to cry ?
He thinks it is wrong for someone his age to cry.
He's afraid Roper will see him.
He's afraid he'll break down and not be able to stop.
It reminds him of when his father died.
6
What is the date at the beginning of Ch 1?
1899
1799
1699
1999
7
What play is performed in the afternoon?
Dr Faustus
Hamlet
The Devil's Revenge
Arcadia
8
How does Arby say the boy actors must function?
Like a family
Like apprentices
Like teenagers
Like professionals
9
What does Nat think of some of the games the boys play?
They are quite fun.
They are too difficult.
They are childish.
They do not have any purpose.
10
What school did Nat attend?
St Jerome's
St Paul's
St Francis'
Oxford
11
With whom does Nat live ?
His grandmother.
The Fisher family.
His aunty in a penthouse in Trafalgar Square.
The Jones family.
12
Who falls through the trap door at the wrong time ?
Johnson
Shakespeare
Burbage
Roper
13
Where does Nat move to in Chapter 10?
Paris
Shakespeare's home
An orphanage
He stays where he has been living.
14
For what skills does Arby particularly admire Nat ?
Piano playing
Singing
Memorisation
Arobatics
15
Where is the setting at the opening of Chapter 1 ?
London
Boston
Cambridge
New York
16
How many members are in the Company of Boys ?
15
33
24
18
17
What is one of the plays being rehearsed?
Julius Caesar
Hamlet
Romeo & Juliet
As You Like It
18
Of what does Nat dream?
His parents
Flying high above the earth.
His dead brother.
His dead dog.
19
Who is Arby?
The lead actor
The company director.
The oldest teen
The company's owner
20
Who was Rachel ?
Nat's girlfriend
Nat's sister
Arby's daughter
Arby's assistant.