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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. In Chapter 22, what type of tree has Rumpus climbed?

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

3. What does Fred fix when he comes home in Chapter 21?

4. What does Arabella call Rumpus in Chapter 8?

5. When Maggie visited the London Zoo for the first time, what animal was she able to talk to without stuttering?

Short Essay Questions

1. What trouble is Rumpus having with his paw in Chapter 24?

2. What does Rumpus do when Maggie brings him steak in Chapter 20?

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

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

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

6. What creatures does Maggie keep in her room?

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

8. What did the man take from Fred's file cabinet and why?

9. What happens when Rumpus is sleeping?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Cliffhangers are a literary device that leaves readers wondering what will happen next. How does Harrington use cliffhangers in Wildoak? How do cliffhangers create suspense?

Essay Topic 2

There are scenes that are presented from both Maggie and Rumpus’s points of view. How do these scenes reveal the difference in how Rumpus and Maggie perceive the world around them?

Essay Topic 3

Setting is the place and time where a narrative takes place. What is the setting in Wildoak How does the setting evoke feelings or set the mood in the book?

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