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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. Who taught Jemmy his way through the sewers?

2. What does Jemmy want to trick the cutthroats into doing?

3. How thin is Cutwater described?

4. Cutwater says that he is the "grand" what?

5. To what vegetable does the tutor compare the prince?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is the whipping boy?

2. Why is the prince angry with Jemmy in Chapter 7?

3. What does the outlaws' hut look like?

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

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

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

7. What does Cutwater have in his chest?

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

9. Why does Billy enjoy eating garlic?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The relationship and interactions between Prince Brat and Jemmy are central to the story. Describe Jemmy and Prince Brat's relationship at the beginning, middle, and end of the story. How does their relationship change, evolve, and grow throughout the course of 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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