Read the quotations and answer the questions.
“It would be very useful for Michael if you disappeared. And if you disappear, the game’s over.”
1. Who says this to whom?.Sapt says this to Rassendyll.
2. Why does the speaker say this? 2. Because Rassendyll complained that there are always men following him. (The men were ordered by Sapt to do so.)
What game would be over if the person disappeared? Explain.
3. The game of who is King. Michael would also kill the real King and then make himself King.
“I also have a game to play. I’ll tell the Duke’s men that you never came. If the Duke doesn’t find out what I’ve done, we may meet again.”
1. Who says this to whom?. Antoinette de Mauban says this to Rassendyll.
2. Where are they?. They are in a summer house in a garden in Strelsau.
What has the speaker done that the Duke shouldn’t find out?
She has warned Rassendyll that they are trying to kill him, and has told him how to escape.
“But you always knew that you would become King. How could you think that was someone else’s job?”
1. Who says this to whom? . Princess Flavia says this to “King” Rassendyll.
2. Where are they? . They are at the ball in the palace.
3. This was said in reaction to the other person’s words. What did the other person say before this? . He said that when he was younger he didn’t think he had any responsibilities to society.
“Every evening, I’ll send you a message. If you don’t get a message for three days, you have the authority to say that you are now the head of Strelsau.”
1. Who says this to whom?. “King” Rassendyll says this to Marshal Strakencz.
2. When is this said?. This is said the day after the ball, before Rassendyll goes to Zenda. / After the Duke invites the Princess to Zenda and Antoinette warns her to stay away.
What other orders does the speaker give?
The Marshal must guard the Princess and not let Michael or his men near her. If the Marshal becomes the head of Strelsau, he must then go to the Duke and demand to se the King. If he doesn’t see the King in twenty-four hours, he must tell the people that the King is dead and make Princess Flavia the new ruler of Ruritania.
Chapter 6
A. Answer these questions.
55. Rassendyll’s writing is different from the King’s. What reason does Rassendyll give? Why might this difference be a problem for Marshal Strakencz?
Rassendyll says it is because of his injured finger. It might be a problem for Strakencz
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because people might think the order from the King is not a real one.
56. What reason does Rassendyll give Princess Flavia for leaving Strelsau? What does he ask her to do if he doesn’t come back?
. He tells her he is going to hunt a big animal —Michael. He tells her she must become Queen if he doesn’t return.
57. Where do Rassendyll and his men stay for their hunting trip? Where is it and who does it belong to?
They stay in a country house called Tarlenheim. It belongs to a relative of Fritz. It is on a hill on the opposite side of the town of Zenda from the castle.
58. What reason does Duke Michael give for not visiting “King” Rassendyll or inviting him to his castle?.
He says that he and some servants have a serious sickness. (It is not true.)
59. Why do Rassendyll and Fritz go to the inn at Zenda? Who do they talk to there and what do they say?
They go to meet Johann (or someone who can contact him). They talk to the innkeeper’s daughter and ask her to have Johann meet them the next night.
60. What happens to Bernenstein while Fritz and Rassendyll are out?
He is shot in the arm while he is out in the woods.
61. What message does Rupert Hentzau bring the next day? How does Rassendyll reply? What happens when Rupert is leaving?
The Duke offers Rassendyll a safe journey to the border and a million gold pieces. Rassendyll refuses. As Rupert is leaving, he stabs Rassendyll in the shoulder with a knife.
62. What do they learn from Johann?
They learn where the King is being kept in the castle and the Duke’s plans.
63. Describe the room and the pipe where the real King is being kept.
There is an outer room with no windows. It is always guarded by three of the Six Men. The King is kept in chains in the next room. Its window has a large pipe that leads to the castle moat.
64. What is the plan if they are attacked? How will they kill the King and what will they do with the body?
They will kill the King and then put him into the pipe. The chains will keep the body under the water of the moat. The guards can then go out the same pipe and swim across the moat to escape.
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65. Why do they send Johann back to the castle?
The Duke would look for him if he were missing. They also hope they can trust him and get more information from him.
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