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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 Jemmy and the prince following in Chapter 15?

2. What does Jemmy think is his vehicle for escape in Chapter 12?

3. What does Jemmy flash at the prince in Chapter 11?

4. Jemmy describes picking up trash to the prince as what?

5. What does the prince tell Hot-Potato Man to do with Jemmy?

Short Essay Questions

1. What changes do the outlaws make in their ransom note delivery plan in Chapter 12?

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

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

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

5. What does the prince do when he meets Smudge in the city?

6. Why does Jemmy start collecting driftwood?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Trust is a key theme in the story. Write a response exploring the theme of trust. How is trust portrayed in the story? What characters are trustworthy? What characters cannot be trusted? How does the trust between characters change and evolve throughout the story? Be sure to use specific examples from the text in the response.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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