1. Prince Horace is known as Prince Brat by everyone in the kingdom. How does he earn this name?
He chases the cat around the castle.
He teases his little sister and calls her names.
He makes a huge mess every where he goes and refuses to clean up.
He ties the Lords & Ladies wigs to the back of their chair during dinner.
He refuses to use good manners while at the dinner table.
2. Who is the whipping boy and what is his job?
An orphan boy who gets whipped for the prince when he does something punishable.
A boy who gets whipped for stealing food from the king.
A boy who whips the prince.
One of the king's slaves who gets whipped by the prince.
A boy who whips all the king's court in wrestling.
3. What happens as soon as Prince Brat and his whipping boy try to run away from the kingdom?
They are stopped and kidnapped by Hold-Your-Nose Billy and Cutwater.
They stumble upon a big bear.
The guards catch them.
Jemmy runs away from Prince Brat.
The king sends out a search party.
4. What causes Hole-Your-Nose Billy and Cutwater to believe Jemmy (the Whipping Boy) is the real prince.
They notice that Jemmy uses good manners.
Jemmy is dressed like a real prince.
They notice Jemmy isn't used to eating with his fingers.
They notice Jemmy is wearing a watch that was given to him by the king.
When Jemmy writes the ransom note.
5. What is Jemmy's scheme to escape from Hold-Your-Nose Billy and Cutwater?
Jemmy will hide under a pile of straw and wait until Cutwater leaves to search for him and then he will run for it.
Send Prince Brat back to the castle for help.
Ride the horse back to the castle with the ransom note.
On the count of three--run for it!
Send a telegram to the king for help.
6. Why doesn't the prince go along with Jemmy's scheme to escape from Hold-Your-Nose Billy and Cutwater?
He didn't want to go back to the castle.
He wanted to get Jemmy in trouble.
He thought his plan was better.
He wanted to stay with Cutwater.
He didn't want to be left alone.
7. Why doesn't the prince want to go back to the castle?
He doesn't want to get whipped.
He is scared of what his future holds.
He doesn't want to marry Princess Fiona.
He is tired of being a prince, tired of not getting noticed by his father, and tired of not having any friends or fun in his life.
He doesn't want to get Jemmy in trouble.
8. Why is Jemmy bound and determined to get (or run) away from the prince?
Jemmy wants to marry Princess Fiona.
Jemmy doesn't like Prince Brat.
Jemmy doesn't want to get caught and blamed for the kidnapping of the prince.
Jemmy is tired of getting whipped for the prince.
Jemmy wants the prince to die out in the woods.
9. When does Jemmy first refer to Prince Brat as his friend?
When they return to the castle.
When the prince tells Jemmy he can marry the princess.
When he tells the potato man to stop because they left his friend behind.
When the prince saves Jemmy from the bear.
After they escape from Cutwater.
10. What is the authors main purpose in writing "The Whipping Boy"
To learn about past royal households.
To entertain the reader through a fantastic tale of adventure.
To teach a lesson to the prince.
To teach about true friendship.
To educate on the lunacies and injustices of the whipping boy.
