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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. In what war did Captain Lancaster fight?

3. What is the date that Danny and his father pull off the poaching heist?

4. How many pheasants have Danny and his father bagged from Hazell Wood on their poaching excursion?

5. What does Mr. Hazell call Danny's father and Doc Spencer in Chapter 20?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Danny remark about birds and their nests on his walk to school in Chapter 12?

2. What causes Mr. Hazell to depart the gas station in Chapter 20?

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

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

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

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

7. When do Danny and his father plan to enact their poaching plot in Chapter 11? Why?

8. How is Miss Birdseye described in the narrative?

9. What does "The Sleeping Beauty" refer to?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the Secret Methods to poaching that are illustrated in the novel. What is Method Number One? What is Method Number Two? What third method is developed and how does it work?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

How does Danny's father become injured in Danny, the Champion of the World? What obstacles does this injury present to Danny and his father? How is Danny's father treated for his injury? What do you think this injury symbolizes?

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