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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 does Jemmy say the outlaws should send with the ransom note?

2. Who hits the whipping boy in Chapter 2?

3. What does Billy say will happen to him if he is discovered delivering the note?

4. What does the prince think his breakfast is not fit for?

5. What is the prince's nickname?

Short Essay Questions

1. When can Jemmy always count on a whipping?

2. Who is the whipping boy?

3. What does the price command Jemmy to do when they are lost?

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

5. What does Jemmy think about when he gets off the horse in the fog?

6. What is the prince carrying in the basket?

7. What do the outlaws feed the boys?

8. What does Cutwater have in his chest?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Prince Brat and Jemmy both discuss their relationships with their fathers. Describe both Prince Brat's and Jemmy's relationships with their fathers. How are the relationships similar? How are the relationships the different? How do these father/son relationships influence the prince and Jemmy? How do the relationships affect the story's plot?

Essay Topic 2

There are several symbols in the story. Identify at least three symbols used in the story. What do the symbols represent? Do the symbols mean the same thing throughout the story? How do the symbols affect the readers' understanding of the plot? Be sure to use specific examples from the story in the response.

Essay Topic 3

Loyalty is an important theme in "The Whipping Boy." Write a response explaining how loyalty is portrayed in the story. What characters are loyal? What characters are not loyal? To what characters is loyalty important? How do a character's loyal actions or betrayals affect the story's plot? Be sure to use specific examples from the story in the response.

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