The Whipping Boy Chapters 1-8

What is Prince Brat like? (Circle TWO)

• Prince Brat is honorable, friendly, and liked by most of the manor.

• Prince Brat is always in trouble, learns nothing in school, and has no friends.

• Prince Brat is intelligent, honest, and does well at making friends.

• Prince Brat is spoiled, disobedient, and unkind.

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What is Jemmy like? (Circle TWO)

• He is proud and strong-willed. He will not cry when he is whipped. He is a good student.

• He is untrustworthy and likes to pull pranks on people.

• He is constantly getting into trouble and is satisfied with serving as the whipping boy.

• He would rather be a poor rat-catcher than a whipping boy in a castle.

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Why isn't the prince afraid to be disobedient?

• Prince Brat is only afraid of the dark.

• Prince Brat has never been disobedient, so he is not afraid of it.

• Prince Brat has serfs who help make him feel better when he makes a poor decision. He knows if he is disobedient, they will be there to help him.

• He is never punished. His whipping boy gets punished for him.

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Why does the prince want to run away?

• He is bored with his life at the castle.

• He has a certain city he would like to visit.

• He was missing an old friend, and wanted to go see them.

• He wanted to make friends with the creatures outside of the manor.

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What does Jemmy plan to do when he leaves the castle?

• He plans to celebrate with the Prince on successfully leaving the castle.

• He plans to visit some old friends he knew outside of the manor, in the past.

• He plans to run away and hide in the sewers under the city.

• He plans to become best friends with the prince.

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CCSS.RL.7.6

What are the highwaymen like? (Circle TWO)

• They are intelligent. They know how to read and write letters.

• They have been successful in stealing valuable things from the prince.

• They are kind and treat Prince Brat and Jemmy with respect.

• They are rude but not very smart. They haven't been able to steal any valuable things.

• Since they cannot read or write, they have to depend on Jemmy to write the ransom note.

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In what ways does the prince show that he does not understand life outside the castle or the danger he is in? (Choose all that apply)

• He expects the highwaymen to treat him like a prince even though they are criminals.

• He openly obeys orders that are given to him and treats the people around him as equals.

• He gets angry at Jemmy, who pretends he is the prince in order to protect him.

• He allows others to lead the way and make the rules.

• He packed his crown, fancy food, and eating utensils for the trip.

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What do you learn about Jemmy in chapters 5-8?

• Jemmy is not smart. He tries to trick the highwaymen into letting him go and keeping the prince. He is not reliable.

• Jemmy is wise. He figures out that the highwaymen are not very smart, and he has a plan to trick them. He is unselfish because he tries to protect the prince.

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Why don't the highwaymen believe Prince Brat is a prince?

• Prince Brat is too bratty to be a prince.

• They do not believe he looks like a prince.

• Prince Brat is unable to write his name.

• Prince Brat is too nice to be a prince.

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What does Jemmy do to make the highwaymen believe that he is the prince? (Choose all that apply)

• He prepares a feast that only a prince would be able to prepare.

• He says he is the prince and treats Prince Brat as though he were the whipping boy.

• He sings a song that only princes know how to sing.

• He talks arrogantly and demands that the men ask for a higher ransom, because he is so valuable.

• He says he will write a letter to his father, the king.

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