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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Rat wants Toad to keep out of:
(a) Boats.
(b) Prison.
(c) Canals.
(d) Rivers.

2. Where is Toad when he wakes up?
(a) A hollow tree
(b) A damp dungeon
(c) A cabbage patch
(d) A handsome room

3. What does Rat gather before the attack on Toad Hall?
(a) Baskets
(b) Laundry
(c) Nuts
(d) Weapons

4. What does Rat pack up when he gets to his house?
(a) A suitcase
(b) A duffel bag
(c) A satchel
(d) A backpack

5. Toad asks for a ride. Where does Toad want to go?
(a) Rat's house
(b) The next town
(c) The woods
(d) Toad Hall

Short Answer Questions

1. Where are the swallows headed?

2. Before meeting Toad, the gaoler's daughter kept:

3. What does the barge-woman ask Toad to do?

4. Who sings the song about Toad just before the attack?

5. What does Toad sing about after breakfast?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Toad collapse in the middle of the road?

2. Would Water Rat have liked a life at sea?

3. Why was Otter so worried about his son?

4. What does Toad find especially difficult about escaping from prison?

5. How does Toad acquire a set of clothing to escape in?

6. How does Toad behave when he rejoins the party?

7. How does Water Rat know that fall is coming?

8. Why is Badger so slow and a Mole so lively?

9. In what ways are Water Rat and Sea Rat different?

10. From the horse's point of view, is he better or worse in his new situation?

(see the answer keys)

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