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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 term refers to the semi-translucent membrane that forms an inner eyelid on birds?

2. What mountain range does Frightful see after Alice has freed her in "Frightful Takes Off"?

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

4. How has Duchess become free in "Hunger is Frightful's Teacher"?

5. Where is Lady trapped in the opening of "The Wilderness Tests the Eyases"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. When is Frightful released in "Frightful Finds Sam"? What does she do once released?

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

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

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

6. Where is the main setting of the novel? Describe this setting.

7. What happens to Frightful just as she spots Jon Wood in "Disaster Leads to Survival"? Why?

8. Describe Frightful. What role does Frightful play in the story?

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. Who are Bate and Spud?

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 Sam Gribley in Frightful's Mountain. How old is Sam? Where does he live? Where is his family? What is the basis of Sam's friendship with Frightful?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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