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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the prince call the animal the boys are riding?
(a) A bad navigator.
(b) A backwards animal.
(c) A dumb-headed beast.
(d) A smart-headed beast.

2. What does Jemmy look for in his breakfast?
(a) Herring.
(b) Varmints.
(c) Flies.
(d) Pheasant.

3. To what is the moon compared in Chapter 3?
(a) Cheese.
(b) A sun.
(c) The prince.
(d) An evil eye.

4. Why doesn't the prince have any money?
(a) He does not like money.
(b) It was stolen.
(c) He is broke.
(d) He has no use for it.

5. What does the prince refuse to do?
(a) Wear the crown.
(b) Deliver the note.
(c) Eat the pheasant.
(d) Talk to the outlaws.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much does Billy think the prince weighs?

2. How many whipping boys have there already been beginning in Chapter 1?

3. What kind of tracks does the tutor compare the prince's knowledge to?

4. What can the cutthroats not do?

5. To what vegetable does the tutor compare the prince?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the outlaws feed the boys?

2. What is Jemmy dreaming about in Chapter 1?

3. What are some of the pranks the prince has played on people at the castle?

4. Why do the outlaws think that Jemmy is really the prince?

5. How do the outlaws decide to prove the ransom note is real?

6. When can Jemmy always count on a whipping?

7. Why does the prince refuse to do his lessons?

8. Why is the prince angry with Jemmy in Chapter 7?

9. Why does Jemmy suggest the outlaws send the crown with the note?

10. Why does Billy hesitate in sending the prince (who he thinks is the whipping boy) to deliver the ransom note?

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