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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 cannot be done to the prince?

2. What is the last thing the cutthroats lift out of the basket?

3. Who hits the whipping boy in Chapter 2?

4. What animal does Jemmy compare himself to in Chapter 2?

5. What is Cutwater gnawing on in Chapter 8?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens over the year at the prince's lessons?

2. What does the outlaws' hut look like?

3. Why are the outlaws excited to find the prince's crown?

4. How does Jemmy sign the ransom note?

5. What does Cutwater have in his chest?

6. What does the prince do while Jemmy writes the ransom note?

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

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

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

10. Why does Billy enjoy eating garlic?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Trust is a key theme in the story. Write a response exploring the theme of trust. How is trust portrayed in the story? What characters are trustworthy? What characters cannot be trusted? How does the trust between characters change and evolve throughout the story? Be sure to use specific examples from the text in the response.

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Prince Brat is a nickname for Prince Horace. Write a response exploring the prince's nickname. Why do people refer to him as Prince Brat? Explain what he does to deserve that nickname. How does the prince react when he learns people call him Prince Brat? How does this nickname affect the prince's character? Be sure to use specific examples in the response.

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