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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. How has Duchess become free in "Hunger is Frightful's Teacher"?
2. What kind of birds harass Frightful in "Frightful Takes Off"?
3. Who is the student who writes a letter telling the president of the New York Electric Company that her father sued because he was bit by a bull in "Hunger is Frightful's Teacher" (87)?
4. Why is Frightful unable to see in the opening montage of the novel?
5. What term refers to the shedding of old feathers in order to make way for new growth?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happens to Frightful just as she spots Jon Wood in "Disaster Leads to Survival"? Why?
2. How do the students respond to Frightful when she is shown in Roxbury?
3. How does Sam respond when he first sees Frightful in "Frightful Finds Sam"?
4. How do the eyases develop from hatching to leaving the nest?
5. Who is Bando? Where does he live?
6. What does the narrator indicate regarding Lady's death in "Frightful Finds Sam"?
7. What conflicts does Frightful face in "Frightful Takes Off"?
8. Who are Bate and Spud?
9. Where is the main setting of the novel? Describe this setting.
10. Why is it significant that Frightful sleeps on her breast in "Frightful Finds Sam"?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss and describe the settings of Frightful's Mountain. Where is the main story set? How is this location described? What settings does Frightful encounter when she migrates? How do these settings differ from her home?
Essay Topic 2
Describe and discuss the character of Perry Knowlton in the novel. Where does Perry live? Where does he encounter Frightful? How does Perry contribute to the story? How does Perry contribute to wildlife preservation?
Essay Topic 3
Analyze and discuss the character of Frightful in Frightful's Mountain. What makes Frightful stand out as a main character in a novel? Do you think the author has anthropomorphized Frightful's character? Why or why not? How does Frightful change in the course of the novel?
This section contains 820 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) |
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