The Whipping Boy: Practice Test/Chs. 9 - 12

Which of the following words are synonyms of perplexed?

• disrespectful and defiant

• confused and baffled

• worthless and cheap

• criminal and outlaw

What is the main problem that arises in chapter 10?

• Jemmy hides in the bed straw.

• Prince Brat refuses to go along with Jemmy's plan.

• The outlaws know that the letter is fake.

• The outlaws refuse to go near the castle.

Which of the following is a simile from chapters 9 - 12?

• Gaw! The prince must have sand for brains!

• I'm the one in the soup!

• Jemmy burrowed like a barn mouse under the bed straw and disappeared.

• You contrary mule!

How does Prince Brat betray Jemmy?

• He doesn't go along with Jemmy's plan.

• He refuses to take the ransom note back to the castle.

• He writes the ransom note to the king.

• He tells Cutwater where Jemmy is hiding (under the bed straw).

What does Prince Brat eat for breakfast?

• a veal pie

• an apple tart

• herring and stale bread

• nothing (wasn't hungry)

Why doesn't Prince Brat want to eat the herring and bread?

• He is allergic to fish.

• He wasn't hungry at the time.

• It doesn't look good to eat.

• There isn't enough food in the basket.

Which word means the same as varmints?

• food

• hanging

• rogues

• bugs

Which of the following is an idiom?

• It's no skin off my ear if you never come back alive.

• Hold Your Nose Billy began to pace, munching garlic cloves as if they were grapes.

• Out in the forest I'll be harder to catch than a flea.

• It'll be clear as water the note's a scrambly-witted fake.

How did Jemmy feel when Prince Brat refused to take the note back to the castle?

• excited and thrilled

• confused and baffled

• relieved and pleased

• tired and depressed

What is Jemmy worried about in Chapter 12?

• He is afraid that Prince Brat will leave him alone with the outlaws.

• He's afraid that the highwaymen will kill him.

• He's worried that Prince Brat will get lost on his way to deliver the note.

• He knows the king will know that the ransom noted is fake because Prince Brat can't write.