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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. In whose honor was Danny's school building erected, according to the plaque over the door?
2. What does Danny's father say is proof that the headmaster's wife is a witch in Chapter 12?
3. Where do Danny and his father hide out while waiting for the keepers to leave Hazell's Wood in Chapter 15?
4. What is Mr. Hazell's first name?
5. What does Charlie say he and his poaching friends did to the cars of the keepers on their poaching excursions?
Short Essay Questions
1. How do Danny and his father dress when they set out to poach in Chapter 14? Why?
2. What does Danny remark about birds and their nests on his walk to school in Chapter 12?
3. How does Danny's father respond when he discovers Danny's punishment at school in Chapter 12?
4. Why does Danny get in trouble at school in Chapter 12? How is he punished?
5. What causes Mr. Hazell to depart the gas station in Chapter 20?
6. What equipment does Danny's father decide to buy in Chapter 18? Why?
7. How do Danny and his father transport the pheasants from Hazell Wood in Chapter 17? Who assists them?
8. When do Danny and his father plan to enact their poaching plot in Chapter 11? Why?
9. What does "The Sleeping Beauty" refer to?
10. How is the ownership of wildlife dictated regarding land ownership, according to Danny's father in Chapter 14?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe and discuss Sergeant Samways in Danny, the Champion of the World. How has Danny always perceived Sergeant Samways? Why does his opinion of the man change? What role does Sergeant Samways play in the plot of the story?
Essay Topic 2
Give three examples of imagery in Danny, the Champion of the World and discuss each. What is one use of simile and what does it describe? What metaphors are used? Does the author make use of onomatopoeia? How do these examples affect you as a reader?
Essay Topic 3
Describe and discuss the plot structure of Danny, the Champion of the World. Where in the novel does the exposition transition into rising action? Where is the climax of the plot? What does the reader learn in its falling action and denouement?
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