The Whipping Boy: Comp Check Chs. 19 - 20

Why is Jemmy angry with the prince when he runs away from the fair (at the beginning of Chapter 19)?

• The prince ate all of the boiled potatoes.

• Jemmy is angry because the Prince's decision to run away has put a price on his head.

• The prince told the soldiers that Jemmy was the person that they were looking for.

• The prince shook hands with Jemmy's friend, Smudge.

How does Prince Brat react to Jemmy's anger?

• The prince tells Jemmy that he is his friend and that he doesn't want to leave him.

• Prince Brat tells Jemmy to leave and never bother him again.

• The prince tells Jemmy that he is right and that he is sorry.

• Prince Brat runs to the sewers to get away from Jemmy.

How does Jemmy's knowledge of the sewers help save the boys from the outlaws?

• Jemmy knew to avoid the branch of the sewers where the brewery dumped used grain.

• Jemmy was able to find Ol' Johnny Tosher to help him catch rats to sell.

• Jemmy knew where to find mean rats to sell for fighting.

• He helped Prince Brat find the main sewer to hide from Hold-Your-Nose-Billy and Cutwater.

How does Prince Brat repay Betsy and Captain Nips' kindness while they were running away?

• He provided a royal meal at the castle for them.

• He had the bear declared "the Official Dancing Bear" to the king.

• He planned for them to receive the reward from the king for turning in the whipping boy.

• He had them come to live at the castle with him and Jemmy.

What is the Prince's condition for Jemmy staying under his protection?

• He will not play anymore pranks on the knights.

• He will learn to read and write.

• He never run away from the castle again.

• He will blow out his night candle, behave himself, and do his lessons.

Which of the following is evidence that Prince Brat and Jemmy's relationship has changed?

• "You are placed under the prince's protection under one condtion," reported the king.

• "I wish I was like you. You're not afraid of anything," muttered the prince.

• "They'll see us against daylight before we can get out," said Jemmy.

• "Where will you hide for the rest of your life? In the sewers? I'd have them searched, end to end," responded the prince.

What are the nouns in the following sentence?

Standing in the clear sunshine, the prince breathed in the sweet, fresh air.

• clear sundshine, sweet, fresh air

• the, clear, sweet, fresh

• sunshine, prince, air

• standing and breathed

What are the ADJECTIVES in the following sentence?

He'd seen the scary outlaws stow away aboard a large ship raising its sails for a long voyage.

• the, scary, a, large, long

• he'd, its

• outlaws, ship, sails, voyage

• scary, outlaws, a, large, ship

What are the PREPOSTIONS in the following sentence?

It was a convict ship bound for a speck of an island in distant waters.

• for, of, in

• it, a, for, in

• ship, bound, of, distant

• it, a, for, in, of

Which of the following sentences are capitalized and punctuated correctly?

• "What are you talking about?" asked Captain Nips.

• "who are you to command anything," asked betsy.

• "Turn jemmy in? I'll do no such thing"

• The king announced "you ought to be whipped."