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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. Who takes the eyases from Frightful's aerie to move them from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services in "There are Three"?

2. What does Alice get from Sam to make a collar for Mole in "A Pal Finds a Pal"?

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

4. What does Frightful feed to her eyas in the end of "Sam Battles Bird Instincts"?

5. Who does Sean Conklin say removed the spark plugs from the poachers' truck in "A Pal Finds a Pal"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Leon Longbridge announce to the schoolchildren when he arrives at the bridge in "Sam Takes Charge"?

3. What does Sam do in order to help Frightful in the end of "Sam Takes Charge"?

4. Who are Flip Pearson and Dr. Werner?

5. Where does Sam stay during Frightful's nesting period? Why?

6. What happens at the home of John Burroughs in "A Pal Finds a Pal"?

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

8. What do the schoolchildren do to support Frightful in "The Kids are Heard"?

9. Who is Perry Knowlton and what does he do in "Sam Battles Bird Instincts"?

10. How is Chup reintroduced to the story in "A Pal Finds a Pal"?

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 character of Perry Knowlton in the novel. Where does Perry live? Where does he encounter Frightful? How does Perry contribute to the story? How does Perry contribute to wildlife preservation?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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