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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Danny get to help his father from the pit in Chapter 8?
(a) A ladder.
(b) A lasso.
(c) A water bucket.
(d) A tow-rope.

2. How does Danny's father feel about Mr. Hazell?
(a) He does not like him.
(b) He misses him terribly.
(c) He adores him.
(d) He admires him.

3. What were Austin Sevens better known as during their time?
(a) Lucky Sevens.
(b) Baby Austins.
(c) Buggy cars.
(d) Beetles.

4. How old was Danny's father when he caught the poaching fever, according to the narrative in Chapter 4?
(a) 10.
(b) 3.
(c) 8.
(d) 6.

5. How old was Danny when Mr. Hazell spoke to him in a condescending way, according to the narrator in Chapter 6?
(a) 8.
(b) 6.
(c) 7.
(d) 10.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word from the novel refers to a colorless, flammable, oily liquid similarly obtained and used as fuel, especially kerosine?

2. When does Danny's father tell him to put himself to bed when he leaves to poach in Chapter 6?

3. How tall do the stilts that Danny and his father make him?

4. What is Method Number Two that Danny's father explains to him in poaching in Chapter 5?

5. How long ago does Danny's father say he made the discovery that pheasants love raisins?

Short Essay Questions

1. What memory of Mr. Hazell at the gas station does Danny describe from a year ago in Chapter 6?

2. What is the significance of Mr. Hazell's yearly hunting party?

3. What does Danny's father say makes him mad every day? Why?

4. How is "The Sticky Hat" described in Chapter 5?

5. How is "The Horse-hair Stopper" described in Chapter 5?

6. Why does Danny say his father might be perceived as a serious man? How is this not the case?

7. What does Danny say about grown-ups in Chapter 4?

8. How does Danny's father act on the days he plans to go poaching?

9. How do Danny and his father return home in Chapter 8? Do they have any encounters on the way?

10. How does Danny rescue his father in Chapter 8?

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