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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. What is Method Number One of poaching that Danny's father describes to him in Chapter 5?
2. How many rooms comprise Danny's home?
3. What did Danny's father do when Mr. Hazell threatened him at the gas station?
4. Danny's father tells him in Chapter 5 that tonight was the first night he has gone out poaching in how long?
5. On what day of the week does Danny's father prepare to set out for his next poaching trip in Chapter 6?
Short Essay Questions
1. Where does Danny live? What is unique about his home?
2. How does Danny react when he awakens and his father is not home in Chapter 7?
3. How does Danny describe Doc Spencer's appearance and demeanor?
4. What does Danny do when he realizes his father is gone in the night in Chapter 4?
5. When does the narrative of Danny, the Champion of the World take place?
6. What did Doc Spencer poach in his youth? How?
7. Where does Danny's father go to poach pheasants? Why?
8. How does Danny set out to find his father in Chapter 7?
9. What business does Danny's father run? How is it described?
10. What is poaching and how did it originate?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Analyze and discuss the character of Danny in Danny, the Champion of the World. Why does Danny earn this title? What are Danny's main objectives in the story? How would you describe Danny's attitude and his relationships?
Essay Topic 2
Define irony and discuss examples in Danny, the Champion of the World. What is verbal irony and how does Dahl employ it in the text? How is dramatic irony employed, and how is it affected by the narrative style of the book? What is an example of situational irony in the work?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the theme of father-son relationships in Danny, the Champion of the World. How is this theme developed through character and setting? How is it developed through symbolism? Why is the father-son bond important?
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