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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 Fearful catch after Chup shows up at her aerie in "A Pal Finds a Pal"?
2. For how many days does Frightful sit through the blasts of the jackhammers with Sam's help, according to the narrator in the opening of "The Kids are Heard"?
3. What does Sam use to disguise himself when he feeds Frightful's eyas in "Sam Battles Bird Instincts"?
4. With whom does Frightful lay her first eggs?
5. Who does Perry Knowlton call when he first sees Frightful wearing jesses on the bridge in "Sam Battles Bird Instincts"?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who is Dan Martin and what role does he play in the story?
2. Who are the children who become the falcon fan club? What do they do to help Frightful?
3. How is Chup reintroduced to the story in "A Pal Finds a Pal"?
4. What does Sam do when he observes the bridge repair work?
5. What does Sam do in order to help Frightful in the end of "Sam Takes Charge"?
6. What does Sam do in order to feed Oksi in "Sam Battles Bird Instincts"? Why?
7. How does Joe Cassini respond to Leon Longbridge and the schoolchildren in "There are Eggs and Trouble"?
8. What does Sam decide to do in order to help in feeding Frightful in "There are Eggs and Trouble"? Why?
9. How does Frightful respond to the eggs that she lays in "There are Eggs and Trouble"?
10. How are Frightful's eyases described when they hatch?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss examples of foreshadowing in Frightful's Mountain. What events in the story are foreshadowed? What purpose does foreshadowing serve? Are there also red herrings in the novel?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the narrative style of Frightful's Mountain. From what perspective is the story related? Is the narrative related from a character within the action of the story? Is the story told in past or present tense? What is the significance of each of these choices of the author's?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the human antagonists of the novel. What are they seeking? Why? What dangers do these characters pose to Frightful? What dangers do they pose to Sam and others?
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