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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 the prince fuming like in Chapter 10?

2. What does the prince call the animal the boys are riding?

3. What does the prince sit on in Chapter 8?

4. Who throws the prince into Jemmy?

5. Why does Jemmy not cry?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is the whipping boy?

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

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

4. Why is the prince known as Prince Brat?

5. Why does Jemmy want to hide in the sewers?

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

7. What is Cutwater's concern about the ransom note in Chapter 9?

8. What does Cutwater have in his chest?

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

10. Why is the prince unhappy with Jemmy in Chapter 1?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The whipping boy is central to the story, earning the title of the book. Write a response exploring the idea of a whipping boy. What is a whipping boy? How is a whipping boy used? What is expected of the whipping boy? How is the role of the whipping boy important to the plot's development? Be sure to use specific examples from the story in the response.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

"The Whipping Boy" takes place during the medieval times, including elements like castles, kings, princes, and other era-appropriate images in the setting. Write a response explaining the importance of the time period and setting on the story. What elements of the story exist merely because the story takes place during this time period? How is the time period important to the story? How are the various settings important to the story's development?

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