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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 lies beyond the Wild Wood?

2. What animals do Rat and Mole see in the village?

3. What does Badger decide they should do when Toad escapes?

4. What is the first thing Rat and Mole do in Badger's home?

5. Where does Rat live?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Mole get across the river?

2. What does Rat tell Mole about Toad Hall?

3. Describe Toad.

4. How does Badger take care of the hedgehogs?

5. Describe what Rat calls the "tricks of the forest?"

6. Why is Rat eager to leave Badger's house?

7. What does Rat do when he discovers that Mole is missing?

8. Describe Rat's character.

9. Why is it that Rat feels safe going through the village?

10. What ends Toad's adventure in this chapter?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Mr. Badger's house reflect his character? Use details from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 2

Explore the importance of the seasons to the story in A Wind in the Willows. What happens during each season? What events happen because of the season?

Essay Topic 3

In Chapter 6, Mr. Toad, Badger, Rat, and Mole attempt to save Toad from his own behavior. Write about this event and its outcome. Were the friends right to interfere? Would the outcome have been different if they had simply let Toad indulge his obsession? Support your opinion with examples from the text.

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