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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What bird is described in Chapter 12 as having hardly a nest at all and producing six small eggs that are deep brown and white?
(a) Song-thrushes.
(b) Woodpeckers.
(c) Starlings.
(d) Skylarks.

2. Who teaches the kindergarten students at Danny's school?
(a) Miss Birdseye.
(b) Mr. Smith.
(c) Miss Bottikin.
(d) Mr. Kingsley.

3. What is the Reverend Clipstone's first name?
(a) Jack.
(b) Lionel.
(c) Clifford.
(d) Michael.

4. How many classrooms are there at Danny's school?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 9.
(d) 4.

5. How far does Mr. Hazell accuse Danny's father of enticing his pheasants in Chapter 20?
(a) 6 miles.
(b) 50 feet.
(c) 10 yards.
(d) 2 miles.

6. What does Captain Lancaster do to punish Danny and his friend for cheating in Chapter 12?
(a) He spanks him with a paddle.
(b) He sends him to the headmaster's office.
(c) He puts him in the corner.
(d) He hits his hand with a cane.

7. What is Sergeant Samways's first name?
(a) Peter.
(b) Jason.
(c) James.
(d) Enoch.

8. What color is Captain Lancaster's hair?
(a) Blond.
(b) Black.
(c) Red.
(d) Gray.

9. What does Danny's father say is proof that the headmaster's wife is a witch in Chapter 12?
(a) She has seven toes on each foot.
(b) She has a wart on her upper lip.
(c) She has six fingers on each hand.
(d) She rides on a broomstick.

10. What do Danny and his father enjoy after returning home from their poaching excursion in Chapter 18?
(a) Oatmeal.
(b) Coffee and tea.
(c) Ice cream.
(d) Hot cocoa.

11. About how many birds will be left for Danny and his father after they give away allotments to their friends?
(a) 10.
(b) 20.
(c) 50.
(d) 100.

12. How many sleeping pills does Danny's father count from his bottle in Chapter 11?
(a) 100.
(b) 150.
(c) 50.
(d) 25.

13. What kind of apples grow on the tree in Danny's yard?
(a) Granny Smiths.
(b) Cox's Orange Pippins.
(c) Honeycrisps.
(d) Golden Delicious.

14. In what war did Captain Lancaster fight?
(a) The Vietnam War.
(b) World War I.
(c) World War II.
(d) The Korean War.

15. What letter is oddly added or removed from words in Sergeant Samways's speech?
(a) J.
(b) M.
(c) H.
(d) N.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what time on Saturday morning does Danny's father ring up Doc Spencer in Chapter 19?

2. What does Charlie say he and his poaching friends did to the cars of the keepers on their poaching excursions?

3. How old is Christopher Clipstone said to be in Chapter 19?

4. How many is the most pheasants that Danny's grandfather ever caught on a poaching excursion?

5. Where do the birds end up flying in Chapter 20?

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