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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 time is it when Rumpus wakes and the animal is gone in Chapter 14?

2. How many men does Rumpus see in a truck in Chapter 12?

3. What is the name of Maggie's brown mouse?

4. In Chapter 21, where does Rumpus accidentally scratch Maggie?

5. In Chapter 3, how many schools have Maggie's parents tried for her?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Arabella feed Rumpus?

2. At the end of Chapter 23, what does Fred say when Maggie tries to convince him the cat in the woods is a snow leopard?

3. What does Rumpus do in Chapter 6 when he wakes?

4. In Chapter 11, what does Maggie do when she finds an oak in the forest?

5. Why are Lord Foy and a man in the forest in Chapter 22?

6. Why does Maggie stick a pencil through her hand?

7. What is the name of the place where Fred lives, and what is it like?

8. In Chapter 9, what does Maggie notice on the window ledges, shelves, and nooks in Fred's cottage?

9. In Chapter 5, where do Maggie's parents decide to send her?

10. What creatures does Maggie keep in her room?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Wildoak, some characters are more thoroughly described than others. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in the novel? What is the importance of these flat characters to the storyline? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?

Essay Topic 2

Fred and Vince had an argument and do not speak to one another. Why did Fred and Vince argue? What is revealed about Vince through his fractured relationship with Fred?

Essay Topic 3

Harrington uses dashes and repeated letters to show readers how Maggie speaks. How does Harrington reveal the struggle Maggie has to speak? What coping mechanisms does Maggie have to deal with her speech problems?

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