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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 is Captain Lancaster's hair?

2. When Danny's father gets excited about the Sleeping Beauty maneuver in Chapter 11, he imagines the pheasants falling from the trees like what?

3. Where does Danny's father go to buy raisins in Chapter 12?

4. What does Captain Lancaster do to punish Danny and his friend for cheating in Chapter 12?

5. What does Danny's father say is proof that the headmaster's wife is a witch in Chapter 12?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

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?

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