Whipping Boy Formative Chap 1-8

1. 1. What prank did the prince pull at the banquet that caused to fetch the whipping boy?

• A.He set the lords’ wigs on fire.

• B.He tied the lords’ wigs to the chairs.

• C.He poured oil on the lords’ heads.

• D.He placed mice on the dinner plates.

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2. 2. What warning did the prince give to Jemmy when he didn’t bawl?

• A. He said he would continue to misbehave so that Jemmy would be whipped.

  
  

• B. He said that he would send him to the royal prison.

• C. He said that he would send him back to the streets in his rags.

• D. None of the above

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 3. Why did Jemmy think he would be whipped when the prince went to the tutor?

• A. The prince wouldn’t know his lessons.
  

• B. The prince pulled a prank on the tutor.

• C. The prince refused to pay attention to the tutor.

• D. The prince dumped ink all over his lesson book.

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4. 4. What did Jemmy learn during his visits with the tutor?

• A. He learned to read.

• B. He learned to do sums.

• C. He learned to write.

• D. All of the above

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5. 5. What was Jemmy’s escape plan once he and the prince were outside of the castle walls?

• A. He would sneak away as the prince slept.

• B. He would sneak away in the thick fog to the sewers.

• C. He would run off as soon as they got into the forest.

• D. He would swim the river.

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6. Who captured the prince and Jemmy?

• A. two criminals

• B. enemy soldiers

• C. the king

• D. the king’s soldiers

7. What worried Jemmy about running away with the prince?

• A. The king would have Jemmy whipped.

• B. The king would have Jemmy boiled in oil.

• C. Jemmy was afraid of thieves.

• D. Jemmy did not know how to survive in the forest.

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8. Why did the prince want to run away?

• A. He didn’t want to go to his tutor visits anymore.

• B. He was finally whipped for his misbehavior.

• C. He was bored.

• D. He wanted to see the kingdom.

9. Which word is a synonym for cutthroat in the story?

• A. butcher

• B. soldier

• C. villain

• D. homeless man

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10. Why wouldn’t Billy and Cutwater bow to the prince?

• A. They didn’t believe he was the prince.

• B. They didn’t like the king so they didn’t care.

• C. They didn’t like the tone of his voice.

• D. They didn’t know the kingdom had a prince.