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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. Who does the prince say he wants to be like in Chapter 19?

2. Who takes the horse towards the castle?

3. Who does Billy hit with the whip?

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

5. What does Jemmy put on his head in Chapter 16?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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 ask the prince if he can fend for himself in Chapter 15?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Prince Brat and Jemmy both discuss their relationships with their fathers. Describe both Prince Brat's and Jemmy's relationships with their fathers. How are the relationships similar? How are the relationships the different? How do these father/son relationships influence the prince and Jemmy? How do the relationships affect the story's plot?

Essay Topic 2

The author uses irony as a literary element to further develop the story. Write a response explaining the use of irony in the story. What is irony? How does the author use irony in the story? What events are ironic? How are these events ironic? How do these ironic events further the plot's development? Be sure to use specific examples from the story in the response.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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