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

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

3. What is the name of the head keeper at Hazell's Wood?

4. How many children did Danny's mother proclaim she wanted to have, according to Danny's father in Chapter 13?

5. What is the truck loaded with that passes Mrs. Clipstone on the road in Chapter 19?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do "keepers" refer to and what danger do they present to Danny and his father?

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

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

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

5. How does Danny's father respond when he discovers Danny's punishment at school in Chapter 12?

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

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

8. What is Mr. Snoddy's secret and how did Danny discover it?

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

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

Give three examples of imagery in Danny, the Champion of the World and discuss each. What is one use of simile and what does it describe? What metaphors are used? Does the author make use of onomatopoeia? How do these examples affect you as a reader?

Essay Topic 2

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?

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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