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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who helped Danny's father raise him after Danny's mother died?
(a) Danny's grandmother.
(b) Danny's older sister.
(c) No one.
(d) Danny's uncle.

2. What kind of business does Danny's father own and run?
(a) An ice-cream shop.
(b) A shoe store.
(c) A bakery.
(d) A filling station.

3. What kind of fruit tree does Danny describe behind his home in Chapter 1?
(a) An apple tree.
(b) An avocado tree.
(c) A peach tree.
(d) A pear tree.

4. How old is Doc Spencer described as being in Chapter 9?
(a) About 60.
(b) Over 70.
(c) About 45.
(d) Over 80.

5. What did Danny's grandfather keep to practice poaching methods on?
(a) Geese.
(b) Sheep.
(c) Goldfish.
(d) Roosters.

6. How far away is Danny's school when he begins attending?
(a) 2 miles away.
(b) Half a mile away.
(c) 3 miles away.
(d) 1 mile away.

7. How does Danny say his father smiles in Chapter 2?
(a) With his whole body.
(b) With a toothy grin.
(c) With a crooked smirk.
(d) With his eyes.

8. Approximately how old is the Austin Seven that Danny and his father work on in Chapter 6?
(a) Over 45 years old.
(b) About 20 years old.
(c) Over 50 years old.
(d) Over 40 years old.

9. Danny says in Chapter 2 that he doubts if his father had read how many books in his life?
(a) 5.
(b) 1.
(c) 20.
(d) 10.

10. When does Danny's father plan to leave for his poaching trip in Chapter 6?
(a) 9:00 p.m.
(b) 7:00 p.m.
(c) 6:00 p.m.
(d) 8:00 p.m.

11. What does Danny describe using as the material of the kite he builds with his father in Chapter 2?
(a) A leather bag.
(b) A blue shirt.
(c) A newspaper.
(d) A flour sack.

12. How does Danny's father feel about Mr. Hazell?
(a) He misses him terribly.
(b) He admires him.
(c) He adores him.
(d) He does not like him.

13. What did Mr. Hazell threaten Danny with when he stopped for gas in the past?
(a) A baseball bat.
(b) A pistol.
(c) A rake.
(d) A riding-crop.

14. How long ago does Danny's father say he made the discovery that pheasants love raisins?
(a) 30 years ago.
(b) 10 years ago.
(c) 20 years ago.
(d) 40 years ago.

15. The man who owns the Austin Seven runs a turkey farm near what town?
(a) Chowderton.
(b) Oxford.
(c) London.
(d) Aylesbury.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the Austin Seven built that is described in Chapter 6?

2. Who owns the Austin Seven that Danny and his father work on in the shop in Chapter 6?

3. What does Danny begin to do after his father has departed in Chapter 7?

4. How old was Danny's father when he caught the poaching fever, according to the narrative in Chapter 4?

5. What pheasant-hunting maneuver does Danny's father prepare to use in Chapter 6?

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