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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 ask the girl in the forest?

2. What does the prince promise Jemmy at the end of Chapter 12?

3. How does Jemmy refer to the ransom in Chapter 12?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do the outlaws whip Prince Brat?

2. Why does Petunia attack the outlaws?

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. Why is Jemmy relieved to finally reach the city streets in Chapter 18?

10. Why does Jemmy dismiss himself from the prince's service?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

The author uses multiple similes and metaphors as descriptors for both characters and certain situations. Choose three similes and three metaphors used in the book. Identify and explain how these metaphors and similes describe the character or event. How are similes and metaphors useful? With what information do these techniques provide the reader? Be sure to use specific examples from the story in the response.

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