The Whipping Boy: Comp Check Chs. 17-18

How do the runaways avoid being seen and captured by the soldiers on the way to the fair?

• Jemmy tells them that they left his friend behind on the road.

• The outlaws run up to the soldiers and tell them to go in the wrong direction.

• Petunia sticks his head out of the coach's window and the soldiers pass them on.

• Captain Nips give them boiled potatoes so they will leave them alone.

Who is SMUDGE?

• He is a friend of Jemmy's from the castle.

• He is the driver of a coach and sells hot potatoes at the fair.

• He is a trained bear that does tricks for money.

• He is friend from Jemmy's who used to mudlark to make money.

What does Jemmy realize about his life in the castle after talking with SMUDGE?

• He realizes that he has enjoyed learning and wasn't satisfied with being dumb.

• He realizes that he will miss his books at the castle.

• He realizes that the sewers is only place that he will be safe.

• He realizes that Smudge has insulted him about being the Whipping Boy at the castle.

What does "put a jingle in your pockets" mean?

• It means to find plenty of treasure mudlarking.

• It means to make some money.

• It means to fill your pockets with salt and pepper.

• It means to do tricks for tips.

How many verses were in the song about Hold-Your-Nose-Billy?

• 10 verses

• 12 verses

• 14 verses

• 16 verses

Which of the following IS NOT a first for the prince that happened in Chapter 18 "Of Assorted Events in Which the Plot Thickens Thicker"? Choose 1 answer.

• He shook someone's hand.

• He ate a boiled potato.

• He did a chore - fetching water for the kettle.

• He found out that the kingdom called him "Prince Brat."

• He followed Jemmy wherever he went.

What is Prince Brat's reaction to shaking Smudge's hand?

• He pulls aways and refuses to shake his hand.

• He likes it and says that he might introduce it when he becomes king.

• He makes Smudge show him how to do it correctly.

• Jemmy shows him how to shake hands first.

How does Jemmy react to the prince shaking Smudge's hand?

• Jemmy is excited that Prince Brat is learning new things and making new friends.

• Jemmy is worried that Prince Brat will make new friends and forget about him.

• Jemmy fusses at Prince Brat for allowing Smudge to do that.

• Jemmy is angry because he knows that Prince Brat is pretending to be a serf.

When is the first time that Jemmy hears Prince Brat laugh?

• Prince Brat laughs when Jemmy and Captain Nips stop to let him ride to the fair with them.

• Prince Brat laughs when the woman describes the king's son as a "little toad."

• Prince Brat laughs as he totes the kettle to fill it with water for the potatoes.

• Prince Brat laughs when Petunia chases Hold-Your-Nose-Billy into the river.

What is the news seller announcing to the crowd at the fair?

• He announces that the prince has been sold to gypsies and a reward is offered for his return.

• He announces that the prince has ran off with gypsies and that the whipping boy is wanted dead or alive.

• He announces that he'll sing a song about Hold-Your-Nose-Billy for a copper.

• He announces that the prince has been sold to gypsies by the whipping boy and that the king is offering a reward for the whipping boy - dead or alive.