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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 type of stockings does Jemmy wear?

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

3. Who do the outlaws decide to send with the note?

4. Why does Jemmy not cry?

5. The cutthroats are surprised that Jemmy knows what?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Who is the whipping boy?

7. What is the prince carrying in the basket?

8. What is Jemmy dreaming about in Chapter 1?

9. Why does Billy hesitate in sending the prince (who he thinks is the whipping boy) to deliver the ransom note?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Trust is a key theme in the story. Write a response exploring the theme of trust. How is trust portrayed in the story? What characters are trustworthy? What characters cannot be trusted? How does the trust between characters change and evolve throughout the story? Be sure to use specific examples from the text in the response.

Essay Topic 2

The author uses irony as a literary element to further develop the story. Write a response explaining the use of irony in the story. What is irony? How does the author use irony in the story? What events are ironic? How are these events ironic? How do these ironic events further the plot's development? Be sure to use specific examples from the story in the response.

Essay Topic 3

There are several lessons learned by many of the characters in the book, particularly Prince Brat and Jemmy. Describe the lessons learned by the characters in the story. What lessons do the characters learn? How do those lessons affect the other characters in the story? How are those lessons similar to lessons the reader might learn from the story? Be sure to use specific examples from the story in your response.

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