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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is moldy in Chapter 6?

2. What can the cutthroats not do?

3. What does the whipping boy learn to do?

4. Who does Billy say will receive punishment?

5. Why does Jemmy not cry?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Jemmy excited to receive a whipping at lessons the first day following the king's feast?

2. What do the outlaws feed the boys?

3. When can Jemmy always count on a whipping?

4. How do the boys get lost in the forest?

5. What is the reasoning for the prince's decision in Chapter 3?

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

7. What do the cutthroats want from the prince and Jemmy?

8. Who is the whipping boy?

9. What does Jemmy tell the outlaws he is writing in the ransom note?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Friendship is an underlying theme throughout the story. What friendships are present in the story? How do the friendships change as the story progresses? Why do some friendships falter as other friendships grow? What does friendship mean to the main characters in the story? Be sure to use specific examples from the story in the response.

Essay Topic 2

Respect is an important idea in the story. Write a response exploring the idea of respect. How is respect portrayed in the story? How is respect important to the plot? What characters illustrate respect? What characters demonstrate a lack of respect? Be sure to use specific examples from the story in the response.

Essay Topic 3

The author uses the literary technique of foreshadowing to help the reader predict certain events to come in the story. Explain how the author uses foreshadowing in the story. What specific instances illustrate the foreshadowing technique? What later events do these events foreshadow? How does the use of foreshadowing help the reader understand the story?

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