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Esther 1 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: The King's Great Feast

Answers here are a guide. Welcome any answer that shows a child is thinking about the story, and celebrate their effort. Talk About It questions are open, so they have no set answers.

PreschoolA Big Party

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Coloring and finding page: any careful coloring is a win. Help your child point to and name each picture above.

KindergartenThe King

KING → picture 3CUP → picture 1FEAST → picture 4LETTER → picture 2

Grade 1In the Palace

The king ruled over many lands. → picture 4The king made a big feast. → picture 3They drank from cups of gold. → picture 1Queen Vashti would not come. → picture 5The king sent letters to all his lands. → picture 2

Order:

1. he made a feast for all his princes and his servants2. they gave them drinks in golden vessels3. But the queen Vashti refused to come4. he sent letters into all the king’s provinces

Grade 2The King's Feast

  1. Who was the king? Ahasuerus (circle)
  2. What did the king have? A big feast (circle)
  3. What was the queen's name? Vashti (circle)
  4. What did Vashti say? No (circle)
  5. Who do Christians believe had a plan? God (circle)
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Grade 3A Queen Says No

  1. How many lands did Ahasuerus rule? 127
  2. How long did he show off his riches? 180 days
  3. What did the king want Vashti to do? Come so he could show her beauty
  4. What did Memucan tell the king to do? Choose a new queen
  5. What name is never said in the book of Esther? God's name
1: he made a feast for all his princes and his servants2: they gave them drinks in golden vessels3: But the queen Vashti refused to come4: he sent letters into all the king’s provinces
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Grade 4A Proud King's Palace

  1. How many provinces did Ahasuerus rule? 127
  2. How long did the king display his riches? 180 days
  3. What happened on the seventh day of the feast? The king sent for Vashti to show her beauty.
  4. What did Memucan warn about? Other women might follow Vashti's example.
  5. What did the king decree? Vashti would never again come before him, and her royal place would go to another.

Word bank: 1. feast; 2. palace; 3. Queen; 4. Vashti; 5. king

Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

Grade 5The Stage Is Set

  1. Over how many provinces did Ahasuerus rule? 127, from India to Ethiopia
  2. How does the writer emphasize the king's wealth? By describing hangings, marble pillars, couches of gold and silver, and abundant royal wine
  3. What did the king command on the seventh day? That Vashti be brought with the royal crown to show her beauty
  4. What did Memucan fear? That Vashti's example would spread
  5. How do Christians read the book of Esther, even though God is not named? As a story of His hidden providence
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Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

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