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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 3 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Williamson believe he is flying above?

2. What does Williamson realize before he checks the altimeter?

3. How did Williamson's body part get injured?

4. What does Williamson imagine giving to Bluey?

5. What does Williamson imagine Yorky will do when he sees the leg?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the scenario that the main character imagines will happen when he lands?

2. In Section 1, what scary realization does the main character make and what does he do because of it?

3. Where is the main character at the start of the story and what is he doing?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the main message in this story? What might Dahl have wanted his readers to consider while/after reading this?

Essay Topic 2

Considering Freytag's Triangle, label the climax of the story. What makes this the climax?

Essay Topic 3

How is the setting of the story used to develop the main character?

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