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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. With what does Sam hunt squirrels?

2. About how many days old are the eyases when they grow their second, heavier coat of natal down?

3. What are referred to as "the lions of the woodland birds" in "Frightful Takes Off" (14)?

4. What term refers to a thin-walled expanded portion of the alimentary tract used for the storage of food prior to digestion in birds?

5. Where does Anthony live?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Sam respond when he first sees Frightful in "Frightful Finds Sam"?

3. What backstory does the author establish regarding Mole in "Frightful Peregrinates"?

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

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

6. Who are Bate and Spud?

7. What foreshadowing regarding the bridge is revealed in "Disaster Leads to Survival"?

8. Where are Jon and Susan Wood preparing to go when Jon finds Frightful? Why do they take her with them?

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

10. What is odd to Jon and Susan about Frightful? What is the reason for this oddity?

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

Discuss the theme of nature versus domestication in Frightful's Mountain. How does this theme play out through Frightful's experiences in the story? What symbolism represents this theme? What statements do you think the author is making regarding domestication versus natural instincts?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss and describe the settings of Frightful's Mountain. Where is the main story set? How is this location described? What settings does Frightful encounter when she migrates? How do these settings differ from her home?

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