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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of tracks does the tutor compare the prince's knowledge to?
(a) Dog tracks.
(b) Mouse tracks.
(c) Horse tracks.
(d) Pig tracks.

2. What does Billy eat to clear his head?
(a) Garlic.
(b) Herring.
(c) Veal pie.
(d) Bread.

3. What does the prince put on the knights' saddles?
(a) Oil.
(b) Grease.
(c) Wax.
(d) Butter.

4. What does Jemmy add to the reward?
(a) Horses.
(b) Food.
(c) Gold.
(d) Jewels.

5. What does Billy say they are as rough as?
(a) A sack of nails.
(b) A sack of potatoes.
(c) A piece of wood.
(d) A pile of dirt.

6. Where do the boys have to sleep in Chapter 6?
(a) The carriage.
(b) The sewer.
(c) The floor.
(d) The horse.

7. How many whacks does the prince ask for in Chapter 2?
(a) 5.
(b) 10.
(c) 15.
(d) 20.

8. What does Billy think the boys might have in their pockets?
(a) A knife.
(b) A map.
(c) Gold.
(d) Food.

9. What can the prince not do?
(a) Ride a horse.
(b) Eat dinner.
(c) Write his name.
(d) Play with friends.

10. What does the whipping boy learn to do?
(a) Speak another language.
(b) Play music.
(c) Write.
(d) Ride a horse.

11. With what punishment does the prince threaten the cutthroats?
(a) Drowning.
(b) Hanging.
(c) Beheading.
(d) Prison.

12. The cutthroats are surprised that Jemmy knows what?
(a) How to ride a horse.
(b) His letters.
(c) How to cook.
(d) How to catch rats.

13. What does Billy's breath smell like?
(a) Garlic.
(b) Meat.
(c) Fish.
(d) Rats.

14. Where do the cutthroats have reserved seats?
(a) In the boat.
(b) In hell.
(c) In the castle.
(d) In heaven.

15. What animal does Jemmy compare himself to in Chapter 2?
(a) A rat.
(b) A horse.
(c) A cat.
(d) A peacock.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is hanging from the rafters at the cutthroats' living quarters?

2. What does the prince warn Jemmy about?

3. What is Jemmy's father's occupation?

4. Why does Jemmy get whipped in the morning?

5. Jemmy says the prince has the "sense of a" what?

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