Princess Alice and the Magical Mirror
by Vivian French
Grades 1-3; Genre - Fantasy; AR pts: 1.0
The Princess Academy is holding a Garden Party and Fairy G. is going to bring out the Magical Mirror. The Duchess Clara has got on the wrong glasses and gets the girls confused. The girls take advantage of Duchess Clara's bad eyesight and make some bad choices, but in the end make things right by being honest.
Comprehension Questions
Chapter 1
- When will Fairy G. bring out the Magical Mirror? during the Garden Party p. 4
- How does the Magical Mirror give tiara points? The mirror decides how much of a perfect princess the princesses are. p. 5
- Why did Prue drop the vase? She saw Alice point her finger like Duchess Clara. p. 20
Chapter 2
- Why was Duchess Clara in a bad mood? got the wrong glasses p.25
- Why couldn't Alice help clean up the flowers? the Duchess wants the girls to learn from their mistakes p. 26
- How did the girls find flowers to fill the vase? took some from the other vases p. 30
Chapter 3
- Who did the Duchess think Alice was? Prue p. 38
- Why? The Duchess has on the wrong glasses. p. 39
- How did Alice react when Duchess Clara told her to cut the bread again? She was upset, but had a good attitude and started to do it. p. 44
Chapter 4
- Where did Alice and Prue go to trade aprons? pantry p. 48
- Who floated down the stairs for Alice so she could go to the Garden Party? Prue p. 51
- How did Alice feel about that? they cheated p. 54
Chapter 5
- When Alice was confessing about not passing the staircase test and that she shouldn't be there, what did Fairy G. say? The mirror should decide if Alice deserves to be there. p. 64
- What did the mirror tell Alice? she was proud of her for being honest p. 64
- How many points did the Rose Room get from the mirror? 300 pts to share p. 66
Chapter 6
- Why didn't the friends let Alice give them some of her points? all for one and one for all p. 70