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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 does Sam use to disguise himself when he feeds Frightful's eyas in "Sam Battles Bird Instincts"?

2. With whom does Frightful lay her first eggs?

3. What kind of wild tubers does Sam cook with his wild trout in "A Pal Finds a Pal"?

4. What are Oksi's two needs when she is six days old?

5. Where has Sam moved the eyas so that Frightful will see it at the end of "Sam Battles Bird Instincts"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who are the children who become the falcon fan club? What do they do to help Frightful?

2. How are Frightful's eyases described when they hatch?

3. Where does Sam move Oksi in "Sam Battles Bird Instincts"? Why?

4. How does Joe Cassini respond to Leon Longbridge and the schoolchildren in "There are Eggs and Trouble"?

5. What do Jon Wood and Leon Longbridge say about Frightful while Sam overhears in "The Kids are Heard"?

6. How do Joe Cassini's feelings change about the peregrines over time? How does this affect his actions?

7. How does Frightful respond to the eggs that she lays in "There are Eggs and Trouble"?

8. How does Sam lead Frightful to Oksi in "Sam Battles Bird Instincts"?

9. What does Sam decide to do in order to help in feeding Frightful in "There are Eggs and Trouble"? Why?

10. What does Sam do in order to feed Oksi in "Sam Battles Bird Instincts"? Why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the narrative style of Frightful's Mountain. From what perspective is the story related? Is the narrative related from a character within the action of the story? Is the story told in past or present tense? What is the significance of each of these choices of the author's?

Essay Topic 2

Outline, analyze, and discuss the plot structure of Frightful's Mountain. What is the inciting event that leads into the action of the story? Where is the climax? What information is related to the reader in the falling action and denouement?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss examples of irony in Frightful's Mountain. How does the novel's narrative style contribute to dramatic irony? What are examples of verbal and situational irony? What is the purpose each example serves?

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