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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 Captain Lancaster do to punish Danny and his friend for cheating in Chapter 12?
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. On what night of the week does Danny's father say they will put the Sleeping Beauty plot to action in Chapter 11?
4. When was Danny's school building erected?
5. In Chapter 18, Danny's father says there are three things one must eat with roasted pheasant. These are bread sauce and what?
Short Essay Questions
1. When do Danny and his father plan to enact their poaching plot in Chapter 11? Why?
2. How do Danny and his father dress when they set out to poach in Chapter 14? Why?
3. Who is Enoch Samways? What are Danny's impressions of this character?
4. What equipment does Danny's father decide to buy in Chapter 18? Why?
5. How is the ownership of wildlife dictated regarding land ownership, according to Danny's father in Chapter 14?
6. How do Danny and his father transport the pheasants from Hazell Wood in Chapter 17? Who assists them?
7. How is Miss Birdseye described in the narrative?
8. What happens when Mrs. Clipstone arrives at the gas station in Chapter 19?
9. What does Danny remark about birds and their nests on his walk to school in Chapter 12?
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 Sergeant Samways in Danny, the Champion of the World. How has Danny always perceived Sergeant Samways? Why does his opinion of the man change? What role does Sergeant Samways play in the plot of the story?
Essay Topic 2
Describe and analyze the character of Doc Spencer in Danny, the Champion of the World. How old is Doc Spencer? How is he regarded in the community? What role does he play in the plot of the novel?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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