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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 11 – 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many children did Danny's mother proclaim she wanted to have, according to Danny's father in Chapter 13?
(a) 6.
(b) 5.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

2. What animal does Danny describe crossing in front of the car as he drives to find his father in Chapter 7?
(a) A fox.
(b) A deer.
(c) A jackrabbit.
(d) A squirrel.

3. What word from the novel refers to a colorless, flammable, oily liquid similarly obtained and used as fuel, especially kerosine?
(a) Wax.
(b) Pontane.
(c) Paraffin.
(d) Quinine.

4. How has Danny's father been injured falling into the pit?
(a) He has broken his arm.
(b) He has broken his ankle.
(c) He has broken his wrist.
(d) He has broken a rib.

5. Danny's father tells him in Chapter 5 that tonight was the first night he has gone out poaching in how long?
(a) 3 years.
(b) 9 years.
(c) 7 years.
(d) 2 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many rooms comprise Danny's home?

2. What creature do Danny and his father hear on their walk to school on Thursday in Chapter 12?

3. What do Danny and his father have for dinner before Danny's father leaves for his poaching trip in Chapter 6?

4. What is the name of the head keeper at Hazell's Wood?

5. What animal does Danny's father describe as the bravest of all animals in Chapter 12?

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