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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. Jemmy has to read the note to the outlaws in what manner?

2. What does Billy say Cutwater can slip in and out of?

3. Where does Jemmy come from?

4. Who grabs the prince at the end of Chapter 4?

5. What is the prince wearing in the beginning of Chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jemmy tell the outlaws he is writing in the ransom note?

2. What does the price command Jemmy to do when they are lost?

3. How do the outlaws decide to prove the ransom note is real?

4. What happens over the year at the prince's lessons?

5. What does Jemmy think about when he gets off the horse in the fog?

6. Why is the prince angry with Jemmy in Chapter 7?

7. What does the prince do while Jemmy writes the ransom note?

8. Why does the prince appear in Jemmy's room in Chapter 3?

9. How does Jemmy sign the ransom note?

10. Who is the whipping boy?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Friendship is an underlying theme throughout the story. What friendships are present in the story? How do the friendships change as the story progresses? Why do some friendships falter as other friendships grow? What does friendship mean to the main characters in the story? Be sure to use specific examples from the story in the response.

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