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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. Why is Sam unable to keep Frightful?
2. Where does Mole cross a bridge when escaping the home of the Van Sandtfords?
3. What prey does Mole allow Frightful to take during their "hunting excursions" in "The Eyases Get on Wing"?
4. What kind of bird is Sammy?
5. Who is the president of the New York Electric Company that Jon Wood gives the address to the children so they can write to him about the electric poles?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is odd to Jon and Susan about Frightful? What is the reason for this oddity?
2. What happens to Frightful just as she spots Jon Wood in "Disaster Leads to Survival"? Why?
3. Who is Mole and where does he live in the beginning of the novel?
4. What is Frightful's main objective in the beginning of the novel? What actions does she take toward that objective in "Frightful Takes Off"?
5. What caused the elimination of peregrine falcons in the east of the U.S.? What brought them back?
6. What do Jon Wood and his wife do for a living?
7. How does Sam respond when he first sees Frightful in "Frightful Finds Sam"?
8. Who is Bando? Where does he live?
9. How do the eyases develop from hatching to leaving the nest?
10. Who are Bate and Spud?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the theme of justice in Frightful's Mountain. How is justice developed as a theme through character? How is it developed through symbolism and imagery? What statement do you think the author is making about justice? Why?
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 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?
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