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

2. Where does Danny say his father bought the pot of glue for their fire-balloon in Chapter 3?

3. How does Danny say his father smiles in Chapter 2?

4. Danny's father promises him in Chapter 6 that he will return home from poaching by what time?

5. How old is Doc Spencer described as being in Chapter 9?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Danny live? What is unique about his home?

2. How is "The Sticky Hat" described in Chapter 5?

3. What does Doc Spencer do for William in Chapter 9?

4. What memory of Mr. Hazell at the gas station does Danny describe from a year ago in Chapter 6?

5. What is the significance of Mr. Hazell's yearly hunting party?

6. How does Danny describe the kite he and his father made?

7. What did Doc Spencer poach in his youth? How?

8. How did Danny's grandfather practice and develop his methods of poaching?

9. What materials are generally required in order to poach pheasants, according to Danny's father?

10. How does Danny describe his family in Chapter 1?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the significance of Danny's mother in Danny, the Champion of the World? What does Danny learn about his mother in the course of the novel? Why is this important? What do you think Danny's mother symbolizes?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the setting of Danny, the Champion of the World. Where do Danny and his father live? In what country do they live? During what time period does the story take place?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss examples of symbolism in Danny, the Champion of the World. What do pheasants symbolize in the novel? What does the act of poaching represent? How do these symbols connect to the themes of the novel?

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