The Whipping Boy

Chapters 1-4

Reading Check

1. Rat-catcher (Chapter 2)

2. Master Peckwit (Chapter 2)

Short Answer

1. Prince Horace becomes annoyed when Jemmy doesn’t cry out because he is amused by watching people with less power suffer. (Chapter 1)

2. Prince Horace allegedly decides to run away because he is bored with life in the castle. (Chapter 3)

Chapters 5-8

Reading Check

1. Hold-Your-Nose-Billy (Chapter 5)

2. The king’s crest on the saddle (Chapter 5)

3. Beet juice (Chapter 7)

Short Answer

1. The hut is decrepit and isolated, creating a foreboding atmosphere. (Chapter 6)

2. Prince Horace packed fancy foods and elegant silverware, which is all impractical outside of the palace. (Chapter 6)

3. Prince Horace ignores Jemmy’s attempt to trick the criminals and insists on asserting his true identity. (Chapter 7)

Chapters 9-12

Reading Check

1. The golden crown (Chapter 10)

2. Under a pile of straw (Chapter 12)

3. Beet juice (Chapter 7)

Short Answer

1. Prince Horace keeps asserting his identity, rather than playing along with Jemmy’s plan and pretending to be a servant. (Chapter 11)

2. The criminals think Prince Horace (whom they believe is a servant) won’t cooperate unless he gets a share of the ransom for the prince. (Chapter 11)

3. Prince Horace immediately betrays Jemmy’s hiding place. (Chapter 12)

Chapters 13-16

Reading Check

1. In a hollow tree (Chapter 13)

2. The river (Chapter 14)

3. Potatoes (Chapter 15)

Short Answer

4. Jemmy is anxious to get to safety, but Prince Horace wants their adventure to continue. (Chapter 14)

5. Prince Horace doesn’t think his father, the king, will care that he’s missing, as the latter never pays attention to him. (Chapter 14)

6. Jemmy is hesitant to leave Prince Horace alone because he doesn’t think the prince has the skills to take care of himself. (Chapter 15)

Chapters 17-20

Reading Check

1. Billy jumps into the river. (Chapter 17)

2. An old woman selling milk (Chapter 18)

3. Johnny Tosher (Chapter 19)

Short Answer

1. Jemmy calms Prince Horace, while the prince admires Jemmy’s courage. (Chapter 19)

2. Prince Horace promises to behave himself in exchange for Jemmy being pardoned and allowed to stay in the castle. (Chapter 20)