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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 Jemmy call the prince in Chapter 1?

2. Of what is the prince afraid?

3. Why does Jemmy not cry?

4. What does the prince want Jemmy to do in the beginning of Chapter 4?

5. Who taught Jemmy his way through the sewers?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why are the outlaws excited to find the prince's crown?

2. Why does Jemmy want to hide in the sewers?

3. What is Jemmy dreaming about in Chapter 1?

4. How do the boys get lost in the forest?

5. What do the cutthroats want from the prince and Jemmy?

6. What does the outlaws' hut look like?

7. Why does Jemmy not want the prince to reveal his identity?

8. What does the king's crest on the horse's saddle cause the outlaws to think?

9. Why does the prince refuse to do his lessons?

10. How do the outlaws decide who will write the ransom note?

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

There are several symbols in the story. Identify at least three symbols used in the story. What do the symbols represent? Do the symbols mean the same thing throughout the story? How do the symbols affect the readers' understanding of the plot? Be sure to use specific examples from the story in the response.

Essay Topic 3

Jemmy spends his life in the city sewers before he is turned into the prince's whipping boy. Write a response comparing and contrasting Jemmy's two lives. How is his life in the sewers similar to his life in the castle? How are those two parts of his life different? How does one affect or influence the other? How does Jemmy take knowledge from one situation to another? Be sure to use specific examples from the story in the response.

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