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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 was Sammy injured?

2. What name does Susan Wood give to Frightful?

3. What color down coats do the peregrine falcon chicks that Frightful is introduced to in "Frightful Goes to Falcon School" have?

4. What must Drum do before eating the food brought to him by Frightful in "The Eyases Get on Wing"?

5. What prey does Chup drop down to the aerie at the end of "The Eyases Get on Wing"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Joe Cassini and what is his job?

2. Who is Bando? Where does he live?

3. How do the eyases develop from hatching to leaving the nest?

4. Where do Lady, Drum, and Duchess go when they depart the nest in "The Wilderness Tests the Eyases"?

5. Why is it significant that Frightful sleeps on her breast in "Frightful Finds Sam"?

6. Why does Jon Wood starve Frightful in "Hunger is Frightful's Teacher"?

7. Why does Chup seek out a mate in Frightful?

8. Who is Sam Gribley and where does he live?

9. What is Frightful's main objective in the beginning of the novel? What actions does she take toward that objective in "Frightful Takes Off"?

10. What conflicts does Frightful face in "Frightful Takes Off"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze and discuss the character of Frightful in Frightful's Mountain. What makes Frightful stand out as a main character in a novel? Do you think the author has anthropomorphized Frightful's character? Why or why not? How does Frightful change in the course of the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze and discuss the character of Alice Gribley in Frightful's Mountain. How old is Alice? How would you describe her relationship with her brother? What is Alice's relationship to Frightful like?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the human antagonists of the novel. What are they seeking? Why? What dangers do these characters pose to Frightful? What dangers do they pose to Sam and others?

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