The Whipping Boy ch. 9-12

How did Cutwater make sure Jemmy had written what he wanted in his ransom note?

• He showed it to every person in a village.

• He made him say it as he wrote it.

• He made him read it backwards.

• He made Billy read it.

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Why wouldn't Billy let Cutwater whip Jemmy?

• It was worse than common murder to lay a finger on the prince.

• He didn't want them to break any more laws.

• He suggested whipping the whipping boy(Prince Brat) instead.

• All of the above

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How did Jemmy convince the outlaws to let Prince Brat take the ransom note to the castle?

• He told them that Prince Brat could get there faster.

• He told them that the king would have them beheaded if they went themselves.

• He told them that the king would boil them in oil if they went themselves.

• He told them that Prince Brat wouldn't know how to find their hideout again.

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What was Prince Brat afraid of the cutthroats doing to him when Jemmy talked back to them?

• killing him

• whipping him

• selling him as a slave

• returning him to the castle

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How did Prince Brat ruin Jemmy's plan to send him back to the castle?

• The prince refused to go back to the castle.

• The prince told the outlaws that he was afraid to walk in the woods by himself.

• The prince told the outlaws that Jemmy should take it instead.

• The prince wanted some of the ransom and wouldn't go back until he was promised some of it.

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Why might the prince have not wanted to leave Jemmy?

• The prince might have cared about what happened to Jemmy.

• The prince was having a good time on the adventure.

• The prince didn't have a good relationship with his father.

• All of the above

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After his first idea failed, what new plan did Jemmy have to get the ransom note back to the castle?

• The letter would be taken by Jemmy.

• The letter would be sent to the nearest post office.

• The letter would be taken by the cutthroats.

• The letter would be sent with the king's horses.

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Why would the prince not get in trouble for running away, according to Jemmy?

• Jemmy said that the cutthroats would never go through with the asking for ransom.

• Jemmy said that the king would blame Jemmy for the prince running away.

• Jemmy said that the king wanted to get a new whipping boy.

• Jemmy said that Mr. Peckwit would help the Prince.

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How did Jemmy plan to escape?

• dig under the hut, then escape

• put a drug in Cutwater's drink to make him fall asleep, then escape

• hide himself in the straw until no one was looking, then escape

• win his freedom in a card game with Cutwater

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How did the prince betray Jemmy at the end of Chapter 12?

• He revealed to Cutwater where Jemmy was hiding.

• He revealed to Cutwater Jemmy's true identity as the whipping boy.

• He revealed to Cutwater that he and Jemmy want to join them on the road.

• He revealed to Cutwater Jemmy's lie about switching places with the prince.

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