Whipping Boy

Why was Jemmy chosen as the Prince's Whipping Boy?

• He was a big boy so the whipping wouldn't hurt.

• He was a small boy so the whipping would hurt worse.

• He wanted to live in the castle so he volunteered.

• He was plucked from the streets because he was an orphan.

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Which of the following was one reason that Jemmy was whipped?

• The Prince refused to do his lessons or learn anything.

• The Prince stole a horse in the middle of the night and ran off alone.

• The Prince hit his father across the face with a board.

• The Prince threw all the food off the table when he did not like what the cook had prepared.

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Why did the Prince decide he wanted to run away?

• He wanted to go hang out with his friends outside the castle.

• He was bored in the castle.

• He hated the food in the castle.

• He hated his family and wanted a new one.

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Before Jemmy was the Whipping Boy, what did he and his father do for a living?

• Sold potatoes on the roadsides.

• Traveled with the fair.

• Caught rats in the sewers and sold them.

• They worked for a carpenter.

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How did Jemmy know that Hold-Your-Nose Billy was a murderer when he had never met him before?

• He was wearing the typical clothes of a murderer.

• Jemmy had heard songs about him before.

• He told Jemmy and the Prince as soon as he met them.

• Cutwater told the boys.

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Why did the two outlaws think that Jemmy was actually the prince?

• Jemmy spoke much more intelligently than the Prince.

• Jemmy wore fine, royal clothing and the Prince wore rags.

• Jemmy was clean and the Prince was dirty.

• Jemmy could read and write and the Prince could not.

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Who wrote the ransom note that was supposed to be sent to the castle?

• Jemmy

• Prince Brat

• Billy

• Cutwater

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Why didn't Cutwater "flog" or beat Jemmy as he said he was going to?

• He felt bad for Jemmy.

• Jemmy ran every time he tried to hit him.

• Jemmy hit Cutwater first.

• Cutwater thought he was the prince and hitting the prince is worse than murder.

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How did they decide to deliver the note to the castle without involving any of the them.

• They were going to give it to a gypsy to take.

• They were going to tie it to a horse and lead the horse towards the castle then let it go.

• They were going to leave it in the mailbox at nighttime when no one would see them.

• They would pay a poor man to deliver it to the castle doors.

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What strange animal did the two boys come across?

• A tiger

• A lion

• An elephant

• A bear

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