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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 are Rat and Mole doing when Badger knocks at their door?

2. What do Mole and Rat prepare for the carolers?

3. How many years in jail is Toad sentenced to?

4. Where did Mole cut himself?

5. How, according to Rat, should small animals always travel in the Wild Woods?

Short Essay Questions

1. What decision do the animals come to regarding Toad's new hobby?

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

3. How does Mr. Badger react to finding Rat and Mole on his doorstep?

4. How has Mole changed after living with Rat for a few weeks?

5. Why does Mole leave his home in this chapter?

6. What does Mole decide by the end of the chapter?

7. How does Badger take care of the hedgehogs?

8. What realization does Mole make at the end of this chapter?

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

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

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

Toad is one of the most enjoyable characters in literature. Write an essay comparing Toad to another character that you enjoy from another book.

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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