The Prisoner Of Zenda: Ch7

Front 1

1. What three pieces of news arrive at Tarlenheim the next day?

Back 1

-The people of Strelsau heard that the King was badly injured while hunting and they are worried.
-Also the Duke thought Rassendyll was badly injured.
-The Princess ordered Marshall Strakencz to take her to see the King.

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2. What did Johann tell Rassendyll about the King's condition?

Back 2

He told him that the king was ill and weak.

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3. Rassendyll says that the situation they are in is the strangest thing in the history of any country. Discuss.

Back 3

The strangest thing is that the king's evil brother and a pretend king act out a war for the life of a sick king, with just a few people knowing about it.

Front 4

4. Who set out for Zenda secretly? What do they take with them?

Back 4

Rassendyll, Sapt, Fritz and seven men with horses set out secretly for Zenda. All have weapons.

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5. Why do Rassendyll and his men go to the castle at night?

Back 5

They want to see it so that they can make plans to rescue the king. The darkness of the night are suitable for their work.

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6. How do Rassendyll and his men explore the place around the King's prison?

Back 6

Rassendyll, Sapt and Fritz go on foot up the hill to the moat around the castle. Sapt ties a rope to a tree and Rassendyll takes off his boots, using the rope to climb down into the water.

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7. What does Rassendyll find next to the pipe?

Back 7

He finds a boat and Max Holf carrying a large gun in it.

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8. Why does Rassendyll kill Max Holf?

Back 8

Because He is guarding the King's prison and this is also a war for the king's life so he has to kill him.

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9. What does Rassendyll notice about the pipe?

Back 9

He notices that the bottom of the pipe is not fastened to the wall.

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10. What does Rassendyll hear at the other end of the pipe?

Back 10

He hears a conversation between the King and Detchard. The King asks him why his brother didn't kill him. And Detchard answers that the Duke didn't want you to die, not yet anyway.

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11. How does Rassendyll go back to Sapt and Fritz?

Back 11

He climbs in the boat with Max dead at the bottom and rows back to the rope.

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12. What does Rassendyll do with Max's body?

Back 12

He ties the rope round the body, and asks Sapt to pull it up.

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13. Why do the seven men go with Rassendyll to the castle? What do they do?

Back 13

They go to protect the horses and the others in case the Duke's men attack. They fight the Duke's men and three of them are killed.

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14. Who gets killed in the fight in the woods? Who gets away?

Back 14

Lauengram and Krafstein get killed. And three of Rassendyll's men. Rupert manages to escape.

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15. Rassendyll couldn't grab the chance to take his revenge of Rupert. Discuss.

Back 15

When he sees Rupert at the woods riding a horse, he takes a large stick and runs forward towards the horse's head. Rupert waves his sword at him and cuts his stick in half, then disappears into the night.

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16. Why does the Chief of Police in Strelsau come to Zenda?

Back 16

Because the English Ambassador had reported that an Englishman called Rassendyll had disappeared near the town of Zenda, so he comes to search for him.

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17. Why were Rassendyll's bags found at a train station neat Zenda?

Back 17

Rassendyll had sent his bags ahead to the station on the morning of the day he met the king in the forest. He couldn't go and get it back as he was pretending to be the king.

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18. What does Rassendyll tell the Chief of Police?

Back 18

He tells him to go back to Strelsau and tell the ambassador what he knew. And that he will look into this for him, so he can return in 2 weeks.

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19. Why does Rassendyll send the Chief back to Strelsau?

Back 19

He wants to have at least 2 weeks without anymore difficult questions. His game has almost been discovered.

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20. Rassendyll meets Rupert the next day while they are out riding. What plan does Rupert offer to Rassendyll?

Back 20

He offers to tell him when to attack the castle, but Sapt, Fritz and Michael and the king must all die. Then, Rassendyll can stay the King and Rupert will be given a reward.

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21. What does Antoinette ask Rassendyll in her message?

Back 21

She asks him to rescue her as she is kept a prisoner in the Duke's mansion.

Front 22

22. Why isAntoinette kept as a prisoner of the Duke?

Back 22

Because he discovered what she did in the summer house so he can't trust her anymore.

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23. What does Rassendyll do to make the people in Strelasu happy?

Back 23

His messengers brought news which is that the date of the King and Princess wedding has been already arranged.

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24. A doctor has been brought to see the real king in his prison. Why doesn't Michael let the doctor leave?

Back 24

Because the doctor would tell the people that the king was a prisoner. Besides, the King was very ill and the doctor had to stay to take care of him with the help of Antoinette.

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25. What does Rassendyll do to persuade Johann to return to the castle?

Back 25

He pays him well to go back and act as a spy.

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26. How does Johann help Rassendyll to draw up his plan?

Back 26

He tells him where all the people stay at night in the castle and the mansion, and who has the keys to the doors.

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27. What does Rassendyll ask Johann to do the next day?

Back 27

He asks him to give a letter to Antoinette de Mauban. Then, at 2 o'clock in the morning he should open the front door to the mansion so that Sapt and his men can enter.

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28. Why does Rassendyll ask Antoinette to cry out?

Back 28

So the Duke will go to help her. At the same time, Johann will open the front door to let Sapt and his men enter and catch Michael.

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29. What do they do to hide their preparations?

Back 29

The house at Tarlenheim is to be filled with lights and music so that people can believe they are having a ball.

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30. What does Rassendyll ask the Marshall to do?

Back 30

The Marshall will guard the house and the Princess and if, the next day, they doesn't return, he would march to the castle and ask to see the King at once. If the King is not there, he will take the Princess to the capital to be crowned as a Queen.

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31. What's Rassendyll's role in the plan?

Back 31

It's to try to set the King free. So, he goes alone, reaches the moat, swims and waits near the pipe and the king's room.

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32. Why does Rupert swim across the moat to go back to the mansion? Why doesn't he use the drawbridge?

Back 32

The drawbridge has been pulled up for the night, so he has to swim. He is doing something secret, so he does not use the drawbridge.

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33. Rupert Hentzau is an evil man and only loyal to himself. Discuss.

Back 33

When Rassendyll offers Rupert to work for him and he will help him. Rupert tells him about a plan to kill Sapt, Fritz, Michael and the real King so that Rassendyll stays a king and he would have a big reward.

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34. Although they are brothers Johann and Max are two different characters. Explain.

Back 34

Johann is a weak man but not a wicked one. He is ready to help his country and his King. Max is a strong, evil man who works for the Duke and betrays his king.