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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 are "creepy things," according to Jemmy?

2. What does the prince have in the basket?

3. What do the boys take from the castle stable?

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

5. How thin is Cutwater described?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who pulls the prince from the horse and then grabs Jemmy in Chapter 5?

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

5. Why does the prince refuse to do his lessons?

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

7. What is Jemmy dreaming about in Chapter 1?

8. Why does Jemmy suggest the outlaws send the crown with the note?

9. How do the boys get lost in the forest?

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

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

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

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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