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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 the prince swear to do in Chapter 20?

2. Where are the fairgrounds located?

3. What does Betsy think the Hot-Potato Man's horses need?

4. Why is Jemmy collecting driftwood?

5. What is above the left side of the sewer?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Why does Jemmy start collecting driftwood?

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Essay Topic 2

The whipping boy is central to the story, earning the title of the book. Write a response exploring the idea of a whipping boy. What is a whipping boy? How is a whipping boy used? What is expected of the whipping boy? How is the role of the whipping boy important to the plot's development? Be sure to use specific examples from the story in the response.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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