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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 is the Reverend Clipstone's first name?

2. What kind of birds have nests lined with dry mud and five eggs of blue speckled with black dots, according to Danny in Chapter 12?

3. What does Danny say he thinks his father could have been great as if he had had good schooling in Chapter 12?

4. Why does Danny say he never invited friends to his home in Chapter 12?

5. What do Danny and his father enjoy after returning home from their poaching excursion in Chapter 18?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does "The Sleeping Beauty" refer to?

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

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

4. How is the ownership of wildlife dictated regarding land ownership, according to Danny's father in Chapter 14?

5. What does Danny remark about birds and their nests on his walk to school in Chapter 12?

6. Where do Danny and his father take the pheasants in Chapter 17? Why?

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

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

9. How does Danny's father respond when he discovers Danny's punishment at school in Chapter 12?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss three conflicts in Danny, the Champion of the World. What is one example of an internal conflict faced by Danny? What "Man Against Nature" conflicts appear in the story? What is an example of "Man Against Man" conflict from the narrative?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the setting of Hazell's Wood. Where is the Wood located in relation to Danny's home and to the town? How does one enter the Wood? What does it look like within the Wood?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze and discuss the character of Danny in Danny, the Champion of the World. Why does Danny earn this title? What are Danny's main objectives in the story? How would you describe Danny's attitude and his relationships?

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