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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. Where is the prince going at the beginning of Chapter 20?

2. What does Jemmy think is his vehicle for escape in Chapter 12?

3. What is Jemmy harder to catch than?

4. Where are the fairgrounds located?

5. Jemmy is described as a what of the streets in Chapter 13?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do the boys want to stay out of the left side of the sewers?

2. Why does Prince Brat not yell and holler when he is getting whipped?

3. Why does Jemmy run out of the outlaws' hut?

4. What changes do the outlaws make in their ransom note delivery plan in Chapter 12?

5. What does the prince do when he meets Smudge in the city?

6. Why does Jemmy hide in the pile of potatoes?

7. How does the prince feel about the boys' adventure in the forest?

8. Why does the prince refuse to deliver the ransom note?

9. Who do Jemmy and the prince meet in the forest after they get away from Cutwater in Chapter 14?

10. Why do the outlaws whip Prince Brat?

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

Prince Brat experiences many "firsts" in the story as a result of his sheltered life in the castle. Identify and explain the various firsts that Prince Brat experiences throughout the story. How does encountering these firsts affect the prince's character? How is his experience of these firsts different from that of other characters that encountered these events? How does the prince handle each first? 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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