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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. What does Charlie say he and his poaching friends did to the cars of the keepers on their poaching excursions?

2. Who is the headmaster at Danny's school?

3. How far does Mr. Hazell accuse Danny's father of enticing his pheasants in Chapter 20?

4. What is the truck loaded with that passes Mrs. Clipstone on the road in Chapter 19?

5. In what kind of vehicle does Charlie Kinch pick up Danny and his father in Chapter 16?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do "keepers" refer to and what danger do they present to Danny and his father?

2. Who is Enoch Samways? What are Danny's impressions of this character?

3. What causes Mr. Hazell to depart the gas station in Chapter 20?

4. How do Danny and his father dress when they set out to poach in Chapter 14? Why?

5. How is Miss Birdseye described in the narrative?

6. When do Danny and his father plan to enact their poaching plot in Chapter 11? Why?

7. What do the pheasants do in the end of Chapter 20?

8. How is Danny's school described? How many students attend the school?

9. What happens when Mrs. Clipstone arrives at the gas station in Chapter 19?

10. What is Mr. Snoddy's secret and how did Danny discover it?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the Secret Methods to poaching that are illustrated in the novel. What is Method Number One? What is Method Number Two? What third method is developed and how does it work?

Essay Topic 2

What is the significance of Danny's mother in Danny, the Champion of the World? What does Danny learn about his mother in the course of the novel? Why is this important? What do you think Danny's mother symbolizes?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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