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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. With what does Sam bandage the raccoon's wound in "Frightful and Oksi Run the Show"?

2. What does Mole flush that Frightful grabs to take back to her nest in "A Pal Finds a Pal"?

3. On what date does a diesel truck arrive to work on the Delhi Bridge?

4. What color is Oksi's beak described as being when she is six days old in "A Pal Finds a Pal"?

5. What does Alice get from Sam to make a collar for Mole in "A Pal Finds a Pal"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Leon Longbridge and Jon Wood do in order to help Frightful in "There Are Three"?

2. What does Sam do when he observes the bridge repair work?

3. How does Frightful respond to the eggs that she lays in "There are Eggs and Trouble"?

4. How are Frightful's eyases described when they hatch?

5. Why do the efforts of Jon Wood and Leon Longbridge fail in "There Are Three"?

6. Who are Flip Pearson and Dr. Werner?

7. Where does Sam stay during Frightful's nesting period? Why?

8. What does Sam do in order to feed Oksi in "Sam Battles Bird Instincts"? Why?

9. What does Sam do in order to help Frightful in the end of "Sam Takes Charge"?

10. How does Joe Cassini respond to Leon Longbridge and the schoolchildren in "There are Eggs and Trouble"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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?

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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