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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. How many sleeping pills does Danny's father count from his bottle in Chapter 11?

2. How many classrooms are there at Danny's school?

3. How many pheasants does Danny's father offer to Charlie in Chapter 17?

4. What do Danny and his father enjoy after returning home from their poaching excursion in Chapter 18?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

6. Where do Danny and his father take the pheasants in Chapter 17? Why?

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

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

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

10. How is Miss Birdseye described in the narrative?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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 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?

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