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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. How does Danny describe his father's attitude toward raising him in Chapter 1?

2. About how deep is the pit that Danny's father has fallen into in Chapter 8?

3. When does pheasant season begin each year, according to Danny's father in Chapter 10?

4. What word from the novel refers to a colorless, flammable, oily liquid similarly obtained and used as fuel, especially kerosine?

5. Who arrived at Danny's home the day after Mr. Hazell threatened Danny at the gas station?

Short Essay Questions

1. What close call does Danny encounter while going to find his father in Chapter 7?

2. How does Danny describe Doc Spencer's appearance and demeanor?

3. What does Doc Spencer do for William in Chapter 9?

4. What business does Danny's father run? How is it described?

5. What memory of Mr. Hazell at the gas station does Danny describe from a year ago in Chapter 6?

6. What does Danny say about grown-ups in Chapter 4?

7. How does Danny describe the kite he and his father made?

8. What is poaching and how did it originate?

9. What materials are generally required in order to poach pheasants, according to Danny's father?

10. What did Danny's father build him for his eighth birthday? How is this gift described?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the plot structure of Danny, the Champion of the World. Where in the novel does the exposition transition into rising action? Where is the climax of the plot? What does the reader learn in its falling action and denouement?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss examples of symbolism in Danny, the Champion of the World. What do pheasants symbolize in the novel? What does the act of poaching represent? How do these symbols connect to the themes of the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss three conflicts in Danny, the Champion of the World. What is one example of an internal conflict faced by Danny? What "Man Against Nature" conflicts appear in the story? What is an example of "Man Against Man" conflict from the narrative?

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