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

2. In what war did Captain Lancaster fight?

3. How many pheasants does Danny's father intend to poach from Mr. Hazell in Chapter 11?

4. What kind of birds have nests lined with dry mud and five eggs of blue speckled with black dots, according to Danny in Chapter 12?

5. About how long does Danny say it takes him and his father to complete each raisin in Chapter 13?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. How is Miss Birdseye described in the narrative?

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

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 2

Define irony and discuss examples in Danny, the Champion of the World. What is verbal irony and how does Dahl employ it in the text? How is dramatic irony employed, and how is it affected by the narrative style of the book? What is an example of situational irony in the work?

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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