The Whipping Boy: Comp Check Chs. 1 - 13

How does Prince Brat feel about his education?

• He enjoys learning and is excited to start class each day.

• He doesn't try to learn and gets Jemmy whipped everyday during his lessons.

• He skips class everyday.

• He is an honor roll student.

How is Prince Brat different in Chapter 13 (than the way he has been throughout our novel)?

• He is defiant and speaks harshly to Jemmy.

• He is insolent and calls the outlaws names.

• He is friendly and speaks kindly to everyone that he meets.

• He is understanding and speaks calmly.

How do the outlaws know that Jemmy & Prince Brat are not just any runaways?

• Jemmy told them that he was Prince Brat.

• Cutwater sees the king's crest on the horse's saddle that they were riding

• The outlaws saw the Prince's crown in the picnic basket.

• The outlaws heard there was a runaway prince and starting tracking for him.

How is Jemmy able to escape from Cutwater?

• He hides in a fallen rotted tree in the woods.

• He pretends to be a bear and scares Cutwater away.

• He jumps behind Prince Brat and hides there until Cutwater leaves the hut.

• He jumps in the river and swims to safety.

What surprise does Cutwater have waiting for him (based on chapter 13)?

• Hold Your Nose Billy is right behind him in the woods.

• Jemmy is hiding in a rotted tree.

• He is really chasing a bear and not Jemmy.

• Prince Brat is chasing him in the woods.

Which two animals are Jemmy compared to in Chapter 13?

• a thoroughbred and a bear

• a horse and a bear

• a bellows and a rabbit

• a horse and a rabbit

Which simile in the text describes Cutwater (after chasing Jemmy)?

• Stop before I get aggravexed with you!

• ...like a rabbit, made sudden changes in direction.

• ...breathing like a bellows.

• went crashing away to Jemmy's left.

Which of the following is Prince Brat's response to Jemmy saying that he quit as the whipping boy?

• "You'd have deserted me without a care."

• "Then I forgive you."

• "But I have not dismissed you from my service."

• "I'll go with you."