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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 name does Susan Wood give to Frightful?
2. The lineman from the electric company tells Jon Wood that he has been given orders to change the wires on how many transformers in "Hunger is Frightful's Teacher"?
3. Where did the author of the Forward attend a falconry program in upstate New York?
4. What are referred to as "the lions of the woodland birds" in "Frightful Takes Off" (14)?
5. Who is the falconer who has brought peregrines back to the east by breeding them in captivity and freeing them to the wild, according to the narrator in "Disaster Leads to Survival"?
Short Essay Questions
1. Where do Lady, Drum, and Duchess go when they depart the nest in "The Wilderness Tests the Eyases"?
2. How do the eyases develop from hatching to leaving the nest?
3. Why does Chup seek out a mate in Frightful?
4. What caused the elimination of peregrine falcons in the east of the U.S.? What brought them back?
5. How are the personalities of Drum, Lady, and Duchess described?
6. Who is Joe Cassini and what is his job?
7. Who are Bate and Spud?
8. Who is Mole and where does he live in the beginning of the novel?
9. What foreshadowing regarding the bridge is revealed in "Disaster Leads to Survival"?
10. What do Jon Wood and his wife do for a living?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the themes of petitioning and progress in Frightful's Mountain. What successes do the schoolchildren achieve in their goal to assist Frightful? How do they go about enacting change? What role does the media play in their successes?
Essay Topic 2
Describe and discuss the mating process of peregrine falcons. How do peregrines choose a mate? Where do they nest? How long does it take for eggs to hatch? How long does it take until eyases leave the nest?
Essay Topic 3
Analyze and discuss the character of Leon Longbridge in Frightful's Mountain. Where does Leon live? What is his connection to the Woods? How does Leon become involved in helping Frightful?
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