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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. Who is the president of the New York Electric Company that Jon Wood gives the address to the children so they can write to him about the electric poles?

2. What kind of bird is Sammy?

3. Where is Lady trapped in the opening of "The Wilderness Tests the Eyases"?

4. Where does the eagle head fo spend his winter fishing in "Frightful Peregrinates"?

5. When was the Forward to Frightful's Mountain written?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Sam respond when he first sees Frightful in "Frightful Finds Sam"?

2. Who is Mrs. Strawberry?

3. What foreshadowing regarding the bridge is revealed in "Disaster Leads to Survival"?

4. What is odd to Jon and Susan about Frightful? What is the reason for this oddity?

5. What foreshadowing is revealed regarding the poachers in "Disaster Leads to Survival"?

6. Why does Jon Wood starve Frightful in "Hunger is Frightful's Teacher"?

7. Describe Frightful. What role does Frightful play in the story?

8. What conflicts does Frightful face in "Frightful Takes Off"?

9. How do the students respond to Frightful when she is shown in Roxbury?

10. How are the personalities of Drum, Lady, and Duchess described?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the theme of corruption in Frightful's Mountain. How does the author develop this theme through characters? How is it developed through symbolism and imagery? What commentary do you think the author is making regarding corruption?

Essay Topic 2

Outline, analyze, and discuss the plot structure of Frightful's Mountain. What is the inciting event that leads into the action of the story? Where is the climax? What information is related to the reader in the falling action and denouement?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the themes of independence and freedom in Frightful's Mountain. What does freedom mean in the circumstances of this story? How does the concept of freedom here compare and contrast with freedom explored thematically in other works? What symbolism relates to these themes?

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