The Whipping Boy

Who is the author of The Whipping Boy?

• Shel Silverstein

• C.S. Lewis

• Sid Fleishman

Why didn’t the prince have anything to fear when the king got upset with him?

• The king thought that the prince was funny and never punished him.

• No one could touch the prince, so he had a whipping boy that took all his punishments for him.

What is the genre of this novel?

• Nonfiction

• Fiction

What was the young prince known as?

• Prince Brat

• Prince Gallant

• Prince Charming

What does Jemmy hope for at the beginning of the story?

• To become a teacher

• To escape his role as the whipping boy

• To become a prince

• To find a treasure

How does Jemmy prove his intelligence throughout the story?

• By outsmarting the kidnappers

• By teaching Prince Brat a lesson

• By finding their way back to the castle

• All of the above

What lesson does Prince Brat learn from his adventure with Jemmy?

• The importance of friendship

• How to be a better prince

• The value of hard work

• All of the above

What is the main reason Prince Brat has a whipping boy?

• To learn how to fight

• To take his punishments for him

• To be his friend

• To teach him manners

How does the relationship between Jemmy and Prince Brat change by the end of the book?

• They become enemies

• They remain indifferent to each other

• They become friends

• They never see each other again

How does Jemmy, the whipping boy, feel about his role at the beginning of the story?

• Proud

• Indifferent

• Resentful

• Happy