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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. Where is the young girl in the forest going?

2. What does the prince call the outlaws?

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

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

5. Who follows Jemmy running out of the hut in Chapter 13?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who do Jemmy and the prince meet in the forest after they get away from Cutwater in Chapter 14?

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

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

4. Why does Jemmy run out of the outlaws' hut?

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

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

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

8. What does the prince have to promise in order to keep Jemmy under his protection?

9. Why does the prince refuse to deliver the ransom note?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There are several lessons learned by many of the characters in the book, particularly Prince Brat and Jemmy. Describe the lessons learned by the characters in the story. What lessons do the characters learn? How do those lessons affect the other characters in the story? How are those lessons similar to lessons the reader might learn from the story? Be sure to use specific examples from the story in your response.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Jemmy spends his life in the city sewers before he is turned into the prince's whipping boy. Write a response comparing and contrasting Jemmy's two lives. How is his life in the sewers similar to his life in the castle? How are those two parts of his life different? How does one affect or influence the other? How does Jemmy take knowledge from one situation to another? Be sure to use specific examples from the story in the response.

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