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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. Where do Danny and his father hide out while waiting for the keepers to leave Hazell's Wood in Chapter 15?

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

3. What letter is oddly added or removed from words in Sergeant Samways's speech?

4. Danny's father states in Chapter 18 that when they roast pheasants, they will put what over the breasts of the birds while baking them?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Danny's father reveal to him about Danny's mother that surprises him in Chapter 13?

2. How is Miss Birdseye described in the narrative?

3. What do the pheasants do in the end of Chapter 20?

4. How do Danny and his father transport the pheasants from Hazell Wood in Chapter 17? Who assists them?

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

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

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

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

9. How is the ownership of wildlife dictated regarding land ownership, according to Danny's father in Chapter 14?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the characters and setting of Danny's school. Where is the school located? How many students attend? Who are the teachers?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the theme of morality in Danny, the Champion of the World. How are the morals in the story defined? In what ways are morals questioned? What statement do you think the author is making about morals?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss three conflicts in Danny, the Champion of the World. What is one example of an internal conflict faced by Danny? What "Man Against Nature" conflicts appear in the story? What is an example of "Man Against Man" conflict from the narrative?

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