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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 does Jemmy say the Prince should have done in Chapter 17?

2. What is the only safe place Jemmy knows?

3. What is the young woman in the forest carrying in Chapter 14?

4. What is the prince scared of in the sewers?

5. What are Jemmy and the prince following in Chapter 15?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Prince Brat not yell and holler when he is getting whipped?

2. Why do the outlaws think the prince is refusing to deliver the ransom note?

3. Why does Petunia attack the outlaws?

4. Why does Jemmy have to return to the castle?

5. How does the prince feel about the boys' adventure in the forest?

6. Why does Jemmy ask the prince if he can fend for himself in Chapter 15?

7. Why does Jemmy hide in the pile of potatoes?

8. Why does Jemmy run to the sewers at the beginning of Chapter 19?

9. Why is Jemmy sure the king will not pay the ransom?

10. Why do the boys want to stay out of the left side of the sewers?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Courage is one of the story's themes. Write a response exploring the idea of courage in the story. What characters embody the idea of courage? How do the characters show courage? How does a character's courage affect the plot? What does it mean to the characters to be courageous? Be sure to use specific examples from the story in the response.

Essay Topic 2

The two outlaws, Hold-Your-Nose Billy and Cutwater, are central to the story's plot. Write a response describing the two outlaws in both physical appearance and personality. What effect do the outlaws have on the story? How do the outlaws' personalities affect the other characters in the story? Be sure to use specific examples from the story in your response.

Essay Topic 3

Prince Brat experiences many "firsts" in the story as a result of his sheltered life in the castle. Identify and explain the various firsts that Prince Brat experiences throughout the story. How does encountering these firsts affect the prince's character? How is his experience of these firsts different from that of other characters that encountered these events? How does the prince handle each first? Be sure to use specific examples from the story in the response.

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