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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. How many whipping boys have there already been beginning in Chapter 1?

2. What does Jemmy contemplate doing in the beginning of Chapter 4?

3. With what punishment does the prince threaten the cutthroats?

4. What type of breeches does Jemmy wear?

5. Who throws the prince into Jemmy?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does the prince choose Jemmy to join him?

3. Who is the whipping boy?

4. Why do the outlaws think that Jemmy is really the prince?

5. What is Jemmy dreaming about in Chapter 1?

6. What does Jemmy suggest when Billy rejects his first idea of how to deliver the ransom note?

7. What do the outlaws feed the boys?

8. How does Jemmy sign the ransom note?

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

10. What are some of the pranks the prince has played on people at the castle?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Prince Brat and Jemmy's relationship is hostile at the beginning of the book and through much of the main action of the story. Write a response explaining how the story would be different if Jemmy and the prince had gotten along and been friends to begin the story. Would the story's events have happened the same way? What would have been different in the story? Be sure to use specific examples from the story in the response.

Essay Topic 2

The relationship and interactions between Prince Brat and Jemmy are central to the story. Describe Jemmy and Prince Brat's relationship at the beginning, middle, and end of the story. How does their relationship change, evolve, and grow throughout the course of the story? Be sure to use specific examples from the story in the response.

Essay Topic 3

Prince Brat is a nickname for Prince Horace. Write a response exploring the prince's nickname. Why do people refer to him as Prince Brat? Explain what he does to deserve that nickname. How does the prince react when he learns people call him Prince Brat? How does this nickname affect the prince's character? Be sure to use specific examples in the response.

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