The Whipping Boy

Which character is lonely?

• Jemmy

• Smudge

• Prince Brat

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CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

Why did the prince think Jemmy was the worst whipping boy?

• He cried all the time

• He kept running away

• His tutor like Jemmy better

• He never cried

Why did Billy think Jemmy was really the prince?

• Jemmy was carrying a basket full of yummy food

• Jemmy had many gold coins on him

• Jemmy could read and write

• Jemmy wore the King's seal

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

After Jemmy wrote the ransom note, Billy told him to...

• read it backwards from bottom to top

• deliver it to the king

• tie it to the horse and send it back to the castle

• throw it away because he changed his mind

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What did Jemmy suggest after the prince refused to deliver the note?

• send the note on the royal horse back to the castle

• Billy should wear a disguise deliver it himself

• find a traveler to deliver the note for them

• forget about the whole plan and throw the note away

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

When Cutwater came in to tie up the boys, Prince Brat...

• kicked the thief in the shin

• Told Cutwater that Jemmy was hiding in the straw

• jumped on his back and hit him in the head

• ran away without Jemmy

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Where did the thieves find Jemmy and Prince Brat after the boys first ran away?

• in Petunia's cage

• in the Hot Potato Man's coach

• in the stable at a farm

• at the milk lady's stand at the fair

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Billy realized Jemmy was not the prince when Billy...

• overheard the ratcatcher talking to Jemmy in the sewer

• saw Jemmy talking to his father at the fair

• watched Jemmy climb a tree with Smudge

• saw the gold medallion around the Prince's neck

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

After the boys returned to the castle, the King did all of these things EXCEPT...

• announced that Betsy and Captain Nips could get the reward

• place Jemmy under the prince's protection under one condition

• allow Betsy to attend lessons with Jemmy and the Prince

• agreed to make Petunia his official dancing bear

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

From the point of view of the whipping boy, what amazed Jemmy about the prince? (RL4.6)

• The prince is always playing pranks and is nasty to all he met

• The prince is afraid of the dark and crying all the time

• The prince can be helpless, but he never cried when he was whipped.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3