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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 3 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the story begin?

2. Which body part of Williamson's is injured?

3. What does Williamson decide to do while he is flying?

4. What does Williamson imagine Yorky will do when he sees the leg?

5. What does Williamson believe he is flying above?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the scenario that the main character imagines will happen when he lands?

2. Where is the main character at the start of the story and what is he doing?

3. In Section 1, what scary realization does the main character make and what does he do because of it?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Considering Freytag's Triangle, label the climax of the story. What makes this the climax?

Essay Topic 2

What is the main message in this story? What might Dahl have wanted his readers to consider while/after reading this?

Essay Topic 3

Is Williamson crazy and/or paranoid, or is he really being held in enemy territory?

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