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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 color are the sleeping pills that Danny's father uses in Chapter 11?

2. What do Danny and his father have for their midnight feast in Chapter 12?

3. How many pheasants does Danny's father offer to Charlie in Chapter 17?

4. When do Danny and his father set out for Danny's school on Thursday morning in Chapter 12?

5. In what kind of vehicle does Charlie Kinch pick up Danny and his father in Chapter 16?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Danny and his father collect the pheasants in Chapter 16? How many do they collect?

2. Why does Danny get in trouble at school in Chapter 12? How is he punished?

3. What happens when Mrs. Clipstone arrives at the gas station in Chapter 19?

4. How do Danny and his father dress when they set out to poach in Chapter 14? Why?

5. Who is Enoch Samways? What are Danny's impressions of this character?

6. How is Danny's school described? How many students attend the school?

7. What do "keepers" refer to and what danger do they present to Danny and his father?

8. How does Danny describe Captain Lancaster's appearance and demeanor in Chapter 12?

9. What equipment does Danny's father decide to buy in Chapter 18? Why?

10. What are the circumstances when the title of the novel appears in the text for the first time?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the plot structure of Danny, the Champion of the World. Where in the novel does the exposition transition into rising action? Where is the climax of the plot? What does the reader learn in its falling action and denouement?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and analyze Danny's father in Danny, the Champion of the World. What are the positive traits of Danny's father? What is Danny's father's big secret? How would you describe the relationship between Danny and his father?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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