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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. The cutthroats ask the prince to do something that he cannot. What is that something?

2. How does Jemmy respond to the questioning of the note?

3. What does the prince refuse to do?

4. How many friends does Jemmy say the prince has?

5. Of what is the prince afraid?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the outlaws decide who will write the ransom note?

2. How does the prince react to the breakfast the outlaws offer him?

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

4. When can Jemmy always count on a whipping?

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

6. Who do the outlaws decide to send with the ransom note?

7. What does the outlaws' hut look like?

8. What does Jemmy suggest when Billy rejects his first idea of how to deliver the ransom note?

9. Why does the prince appear in Jemmy's room in Chapter 3?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

The author uses irony as a literary element to further develop the story. Write a response explaining the use of irony in the story. What is irony? How does the author use irony in the story? What events are ironic? How are these events ironic? How do these ironic events further the plot's development? Be sure to use specific examples from the story in the response.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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