The Whipping Boy-Section 4 Review

Read the excerpt then answer the question.

The whipping boy sat bolt upright. Hardly a day passed that he didn't make one plan or another to run off—but a prince! What horrible new mischief was this! "You can't hop off like you was common folks. What’s bitin' you?”

Why does Jemmy tell Prince Brat that he can’t run away?

• He is weak

• He is a prince

• He is an only child

• He is a young boy

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Read the excerpt then answer the question.

The whipping boy sat bolt upright. Hardly a day passed that he didn't make one plan or another to run off—but a prince! What horrible new mischief was this! "You can't hop off like you was common folks. What’s bitin' you?”

Which detail supports the reason Jemmy tells Prince Brat that he can't run away?

• "What's bitin' you?"

• " The whipping boy sat bolt upright."

• "What horrible new mischief was this!"

• "You can't hop off like you was common folks"

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Read the excerpt from page 8 of The Whipping Boy by Sid Fleischman, and then answer the question.

“And don’t you get me thrashed so that this hide o’mine feels like the devil run me over with spikes in his shoes!”

Which of the following statements best describes the meaning of the phrase, "like the devil run me over with spikes in his shoes?"

• Jemmy's whipping would have happened very fast.

• Jemmy's whipping would have been extremely painful.

• Jemmy's whipping would have been done with spiked shoes

• Jemmy's whipping would have been done without consideration

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CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

Read the excerpt from page 11 of The Whipping Boy​ by Sid Fleischman, and then answer the questions.

Leaves crackled under Jemmy's feet as he began to back off. His mind was made up. Once the fog cleared, he'd find the river. Hadn't his pa taught him his way through the maze of mighty brick sewers! That's where they'd caught the fiercest rats to sell by the cageful. The dog-and-rat pits paid fancy prices for the best fighters, and that meant sewer rats. Who'd think to look for Jemmy under the city?

Which of Jemmy's character traits is revealed through the author's word choice in this excerpt?

• loyal

• tricky

• clever

• daring

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

The whipping boy sat bolt upright.

What character trait BEST describes this?

• Surprised

• afraid

• stubborn

• happy

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

"You won't even sleep without a lit candle."

Which character trait best describes this?

• surprised

• afraid

• stubborn

• happy

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

The prince folded his arms.

Which character trait BEST describes this?

• surprised

• afraid

• stubborn

• happy

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Think about the texts you have read so far in this unit, Knights and Castles by Osborne and Osborne and The Whipping Boy by Sid Fleischman.

Match the characteristic of the feudal system to the correct example from "The Whipping Boy."

"Serfs didn't rule over anyone."

• Jemmy was the son of a rat catcher

• Jemmy had no choice but to stay as the whipping boy once he was chosen.

• Prince Brat was the son of a wealthy king.

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Think about the texts you have read so far in this unit, Knights and Castles by Osborne and Osborne and The Whipping Boy by Sid Fleischman.

Match the characteristic of the feudal system to the correct example from "The Whipping Boy.

"Serfs had almost no rights at all."

• Jemmy was the son of a rat catcher.

• Jemmy had no choice but to stay as the whipping boy once he was chosen.

• Prince Brat was the son of a wealthy king.

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Think about the texts you have read so far in this unit, Knights and Castles by Osborne and Osborne and The Whipping Boy by Sid Fleischman.

Match the characteristic of the feudal system to the correct example from "The Whipping Boy.

"A person almost always had to be born into nobility."

• Jemmy was the son of a rat catcher.

• Jemmy had no choice but to stay as the whipping boy once he was chosen.

• Prince Brat was the son of a wealthy king.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.9

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.7